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1:01

last night over the Capitals. They're up

1:04

two games to done. Stump

1:06

Rothenberg today. Mel Kiper Jr. today.

1:08

Stuff you missed today. Good

1:11

morning, Rick. How are you? What a

1:13

day. What a day. I didn't think a

1:15

Stump Wednesday could get any better, but you're

1:17

telling me right now we had field Yates

1:19

on his birthday. Oh,

1:21

by the way, field Yates got carded at

1:24

a casino in Detroit because he looks that

1:26

good. Well, that's not that he looks that good.

1:28

He looks that young. Well, I think that's I mean, goes

1:30

hand in hand, no? But I mean, when

1:33

you're an attractive guy and you look that young, I

1:35

mean, I don't I don't think being attractive has anything

1:37

to do with getting carded. I think it just and

1:40

I'm not saying he's not attractive. I think he

1:42

is attractive, but I don't think

1:44

necessarily being attractive is involved

1:46

in getting carded. He just looks young. Well, which

1:48

is good, though, is my point. It is good.

1:51

If he was ugly and he got carded because

1:53

he looked young, he would still be a young

1:55

looking ugly guy. I know that

1:57

field Yates is handsome. Could

2:00

he get know that are we sell the twenty seven years old.

2:02

Get. Carded gotta feel great. Gotta feel great.

2:05

Gotta like really a million bucks? Screw you

2:07

much that was less. Have you got carded?

2:10

Oh. I'm in awe and having never

2:12

the absence the one I know he car I've

2:14

made card and did right twenty five years or

2:16

believe that gray hair him and you agree hair

2:18

will now I do I haven't always talk couple

2:21

years go maybe. You. Get

2:23

you got card or within the last five

2:25

years? Yeah, really? me up. For.

2:27

Have no gray hair when I save. Like

2:30

when I'm freshly shaved. right? And

2:33

I'm going to try to buy a rabbit a battle

2:35

think listen, Let's. See on attractive

2:37

guy but I would never look you would see

2:39

that guy is not twenty one years old and

2:41

all right. But see I'm at a point made

2:43

that a dead my age that it's like is

2:46

just an inconvenience. I'm. Flattered, it's

2:48

like mom and now you'd be flattered. ah

2:50

but I you walk into buyer know a

2:52

bottle of wine and they're like I can

2:54

we see some identification confirm your your over

2:56

twenty one year node big one know cause

2:58

the sometimes when I just want i'm gonna

3:00

get something from want to grab. Whatever.

3:03

It is. I don't necessarily have my for wallpaper, just

3:05

take my credit card with me and the like many

3:07

to see your Id and like know Emeka, mom and

3:09

forty. Let's see what are we doing here. Was.

3:11

A yeah if you don't have your Id on, you're right

3:14

He that. Otherwise as you missed the point though, nice thing,

3:16

Where are you missing the point? I don't think so. Yes,

3:18

this is the point. Is that we follow

3:20

a Field Gates on his birthday on my

3:22

favorite day which is your De Reyes Mel

3:24

Kiper. That's right, That didn't get

3:26

better than that. That's fair. And the draft tomorrow.

3:29

And the draft is tomorrow. I think about

3:31

how long we've been dissecting the draft and

3:33

and you mock drafts and Mel Kiper and

3:35

having field and going through. What does the

3:38

Giants do? What are the Jets? dude does

3:40

Drake May and Brock Bowers and just move

3:42

back. Yes, I'm he got now. right?

3:44

There now and now it's here. Now

3:47

out here and now And now

3:49

it's tomorrow Is the draft? Tomorrow

3:52

are the next ahead the Islanders.

3:54

Last night's. Ah, Yankees with

3:56

a win. a delegate gray

3:58

but away and nonetheless Met's with a loss. I

4:00

can't score all of a sudden although seperator. I

4:03

thought looked good yeah, and Then

4:05

the Rangers take care of business. I mean

4:07

what a time I can't believe this is Unbelievable

4:10

what's happening right now with the Rangers and

4:12

the Knicks and it's just it's magical again

4:15

It is magical again, then it reminds

4:17

you of right I mean it's funny just

4:20

the coincidence coincidence where we're gonna call it I

4:22

mean 94 now where all of

4:24

a sudden with the Rangers one of the

4:26

president's trophy Number one seed Knicks with

4:28

the two seed taking care of business at home I

4:31

mean, this is what they're now the next series is different just

4:33

because it doesn't feel like Or

4:36

it isn't the Sixers aren't a run-of-the-mill

4:38

seven seed where you're you know,

4:40

you know You're expecting I expect

4:43

them to win you expect them to win But there's a lot of people

4:45

that say the Sixers I mean going into the series had a real chance

4:47

to win they still have a chance But with

4:49

the the Rangers you fully expect them to take care of

4:51

their business against the Capitals. Oh I

4:54

gotta be honest with you. I don't even watch

4:56

the game stressed at this point like like Alex

4:58

is work Why you're not going nuts? It's like

5:00

well cuz I expect to win this series right

5:02

and they failed behind one Nothing's like you were

5:04

doesn't know I'm not worried that the Rangers if

5:06

they play their game They're just better and are

5:09

they considerably better than Washington, right? And

5:11

again, they expected it I expected it It's

5:13

you know, they lose capitals lose game one

5:15

first period was kind of a slog in

5:17

game one came out in the first period

5:19

of game two Pace

5:21

was better. They end up scoring first

5:23

great response by the Rangers in I

5:26

mean as good as Panarin was and he was great Vincent

5:29

Trocek has been right. Yeah awesome

5:32

for you guys and Vincent Trocek is the kind

5:35

of player. He's their Josh Hart That's who Vincent

5:37

Trocek is he is built to play

5:39

in the postseason. I Mean

5:41

he had the goal had the great pass

5:43

on the Mika power play goal I

5:45

was awesome in the face-off circle like

5:47

this guy is you know the prototypical

5:51

Perfect guy for the playoffs. I actually think

5:53

it's good that the Rangers get tested a little bit Right.

5:55

I mean this is You said

5:57

it. You're right. If Both teams play their best. Rangers

6:00

easily won the series. Regular a better team You

6:02

start make mistakes are taking too many penalties in

6:05

their penalty kill has been really good. At.

6:07

I am sure they don't mind going

6:09

back and forth exchanging. In. Or powerplays

6:11

right as it because the raises a good.

6:14

Ever really good powerplay in a really good penalty kill. But

6:17

reputation. Apparently then of score on

6:19

that the too many men on the ice be

6:21

can't that's something that can happen that's just a stupid

6:24

penalty they the score on that you penalty and

6:26

then vc at the end. Of media

6:28

time wide open that. You got out

6:30

the second. Understand that as I don't know. Why?

6:32

I'm in itself was eight seconds left right now is

6:35

that it is like two minutes and twenty seconds left

6:37

after he missed the goal right and tell me your

6:39

first thought was that's going to come back to bite

6:41

us yeah I added what I felt like a yeah

6:43

I did feel like that although I never and maybe

6:46

I'm silly for the they never had like a major

6:48

concern that we're not gonna win that game never. Know.

6:50

I'm not saying that they would have that they would

6:52

a lot lower than I'm just saying like usually stuff

6:54

like that happens Yeah yeah it's share of what you

6:56

have an opportunity. Got a close it out right right

6:58

or in that spot. You know it's just

7:01

sip it out. Make. Sure, you don't I said. He

7:03

appointed time. Should. Have made the opposite of.

7:06

Hit the internet but. Usually. Stuff

7:08

like that he saw, how know the mad scramble

7:10

that ensued. To. Try to close out that when

7:12

last night. Ah, It was certainly

7:14

stressful. I'm washing that I other washing played

7:17

a much better game and game to yep

7:19

than they didn't game one but again the

7:21

Raiders are better they are. And the argument

7:23

to troll check eyes as exhibit A jab

7:26

looks way different that he did the right

7:28

like he looks like he is prime for

7:30

a real serious post season here store cause

7:33

I played pretty well again and. Yeah

7:35

like we mentioned that is more talented. They go

7:37

out, they. They. Win for three habit that

7:39

goal for Miller with her but that like your

7:41

me what what a be and I was shorthand

7:44

and what a great gorgeous goal. Automated

7:46

Amina Special Teams The Razor Special Teams is

7:48

really, really good as who are three goals

7:50

on special teams Of the four goals last

7:52

night. We are too powerful in a this would

7:54

have to go right as a killer of a that's devastating

7:57

especially when you know like you heard and of us in

7:59

any the post games. Goto the capital say

8:01

and as many good places we made the

8:03

glaring mistakes Getting scored on there will be

8:05

turned up ago Again, scored on of your

8:07

powerplay. We're. Not good enough. This.

8:10

Team is a good enough. Their margin for error

8:12

so slim against a team like the Rangers that

8:14

they can afford. Make mistakes like that and. You.

8:16

Give the Raiders credit for making a pig like

8:18

you're right. I mean, Cried as

8:20

that. A really good job on Ovie. On

8:22

the powerplay to that's something that's their powerplay is your

8:24

Ob in his office and Kratos. They're really good job

8:27

with that. But the. Boys now

8:29

the ice mean the mother passes they were made.

8:31

Am I the first and I was that is

8:33

it. How did how did meet and know that

8:35

Miller was there? Might cause he's said he's really

8:38

good Geckos is make up the ages has the

8:40

success rate. Yeah you can feel it I'm

8:42

sorry was talking familiar with all his name and he

8:44

basically past they bury it but. Yeah. In

8:46

what I like to about this is. When.

8:48

You play a team that's not. As.

8:50

Skilled as you are, You. Kind

8:53

of know what you're in for Capitals: Tom Wilson

8:55

it's going to be rough and will be physical.

8:57

We saw Tj Oshie will talk about the hit

8:59

but I'm meal hi stuck hundred in the face.

9:01

They miss that. Ah, headlock on Panera

9:04

and. They're. Going to try to be

9:06

hard physical on your best players are they

9:08

shouldn't day as as a Rangers fed you

9:10

don't like to see it. But what would

9:12

the gameplay and for a or less talented

9:14

team be? Let's let's you know be as

9:16

physical and and get in the face of

9:18

an atom fox and upon air and and

9:21

as their skilled smaller guys right in. It's

9:23

how how is your team Go respond how

9:25

is Raiders team respond? I mean a lot

9:27

of people that year talk what the Ranger

9:29

say in what will they Be. Will.

9:31

They be tough enough to make it to

9:33

the playoffs right if they plating like the

9:35

Panthers. Like. To mix it up. Ah,

9:38

I'm. Will. They will. they be

9:40

able to respond and he saw last night

9:42

that. This. Raises team is not

9:44

afraid. To. Respond. Like.

9:46

Even register can on that place with a hit

9:48

box. How many faces? Turkey takes a run on

9:51

cars that. I love it! At

9:54

All. I couldn't. Was. then that i can

9:56

be pushed around the the know made that perfectly

9:58

evident and and rep his gotta be careful and

10:00

not pick up stupid penalties. The only way the

10:02

Rangers don't win the series in my mind is

10:05

if they don't play smart. If

10:09

they take stupid penalties then that would be the

10:11

only way. But they're far superior to Washington. Yeah.

10:14

I mean, listen, their special teams are really

10:17

both sides. Penalty kills great. Power play

10:19

is really good. They

10:23

know, I'm sure Lavi knows, that this

10:25

is a series that they need to just take

10:27

care of their business. The extra stuff,

10:29

some of that stuff will come. Tom

10:32

Wilson elbowing Cooley in the face off the face

10:34

off. How do they, and again, I

10:36

appreciate it when you get into it and the NBA came

10:39

out and said they screwed up and we'll get into that

10:41

as well. But I mean, not a lot

10:43

for you. Panerin got hit

10:45

with a stick in the helmet. That was OSHA hit

10:47

him in the face. And they called nothing. Cooley.

10:50

I mean, they had to separate them at the

10:52

start of the face off because they knew that

10:55

something was brewing. Then he gets elbowed in the

10:57

face. They called nothing. The vintage ad gets tripped

10:59

clear as day. They called nothing. I don't understand

11:01

how they miss all these things. Well, it's, I

11:03

mean, Wilson too is, I mean, he's a grizzled

11:05

vet, right? As soon as ref turns his back,

11:08

boom, elbow to the face. Like he's smart. I

11:11

mean, what you're trying to do is you're trying to get

11:14

the better players, the skilled players off their game

11:16

or have them play with a little hesitation. Like

11:19

do I want to go to this spot? Do I want to go in the corner? Do I

11:21

want to go in front of the net? And

11:23

the fact that the Rangers have

11:25

responded the way that they've responded

11:27

and aren't afraid and

11:29

will even be the

11:32

ones to instigate the physicality is

11:34

something I like. Now Panarin hit,

11:37

I've watched it a hundred times. It was to the head.

11:39

That's why they looked at it. I don't. They

11:42

didn't call a penalty on it. They didn't call a penalty.

11:44

They reviewed it for being a major because it's a hit

11:47

to the head. It

11:49

looked to me, it wasn't an elbow, it was

11:51

a shoulder. It looked like it was kind of the level

11:53

of where TJ Oshie was at. I heard someone say that

11:55

it might have been late, but you can see as the

11:57

puck is coming off Oshie's stick that Panarin wrecking.

12:00

He's got his head down and I'm gonna make him pay for

12:02

this and that's exactly what he did the fact that that's Panarin

12:04

I Mean, do you understand

12:06

what that does for the locker? Right?

12:09

I'm sure that your most skilled player the

12:12

player that has you know Struggled

12:15

in the postseason and maybe part of

12:17

that is just the how extra physical and the attention He's

12:19

being paid is the one that That

12:22

is involved in that I think what probably happened is

12:24

he was at the end of his rope He's like

12:26

I'm sick and tired of this of this team going

12:28

after me and and hitting me and hitting me high

12:30

and hitting me Dirty and you know what now now

12:32

I'm gonna answer. There's an opportunity. I'm gonna answer and

12:34

he did. I love it I

12:36

love it. Now, you don't want to see them get hit

12:39

in the head No, of course not but but it's nice

12:41

to see your skilled player get annoyed and respond Right.

12:44

I mean it it's it's

12:46

a fine line You get a walk but the idea

12:48

of your best player being the one that wants to

12:50

initiate that kind of physicality What that

12:52

does for your team? I think that all started I

12:54

mean once I'm not gonna I

12:57

don't want to give rempy all the credit But when you

12:59

have someone like him that is there

13:01

to protect his teammates and how everyone bought in

13:03

that I'm telling you man Going back to that

13:05

five-on-five brawl against the Devils the fact that every

13:07

single guy got involved and were eager to get

13:10

involved Told me that this team was

13:12

gonna be ready for what the playoffs were gonna have in store for

13:14

them Because

13:16

that was not like they didn't all five guys did not

13:18

have to participate right? But like you saw that involved well,

13:20

you saw the Devils guys the Devils guys didn't expect there

13:22

were two Devils guys I had no clue they were getting

13:24

involved that thing Like they

13:26

the second that puck drop it wasn't even it

13:29

wasn't even reppy to have the first

13:31

fight It was Veece and then it was Goudreau It

13:33

was like they were ready It would not it was

13:35

not gonna be just Matt reppy that was gonna be

13:37

responsible for protecting this team or answering the bell with

13:39

The physicality everyone was gonna answer the bell and that's

13:42

gonna carry them a long way because they're gonna get

13:44

tested quite a bit That would be the way they

13:46

have a rough road. This this round is not a

13:48

rough round But I mean if you

13:50

win this series and again I don't want to

13:52

jump to conclusions because last year the Rangers led

13:54

to nothing it that you know different though So

13:56

that was I've heard of it. You know what

13:58

it's of course but I

14:01

still just witnessed that. So I'm not looking

14:03

ahead. But if you got to

14:05

go Carolina, Florida, oof.

14:08

I mean this is a rough road but you know

14:10

what? I think they're up for the challenge. How about

14:12

this though? Excellent team. How about this though? This is

14:14

what's crazy about you is you

14:17

don't want to get ahead of yourself with

14:20

a team that was the best team in

14:22

the NHL, won the President's Trophy, playing a

14:27

team that is not close to as good as they

14:29

are. You don't want to jump ahead. But Knicks, where

14:31

your best player isn't playing at his best,

14:34

going up against the Sixers,

14:36

you're like, f the Sixers. We're winning in five,

14:38

baby. Well yeah, but I think the Rangers are winning too.

14:40

I think the Rangers have a good

14:42

chance to sweep the series. I just don't want to

14:45

start thinking about, and say with the Knicks, I don't

14:47

want to start thinking about Indiana or Milwaukee. I don't

14:49

want to start thinking about Carolina. Yeah,

14:51

I mean you're right. And you know what

14:54

it is also? I care more about the Rangers.

14:56

So I think because you care more, maybe you're

14:58

a little more anxious about it. You're a little

15:00

more uneasy. But I stand by it. I think

15:02

the Rangers are gonna have their way with Carolina

15:04

and win the series. And like I've said the

15:06

whole time, I think the Knicks are gonna win

15:08

the series as well. Well I

15:10

think it's also the scar tissue of what you just said too. Watching

15:12

them blow a 2-0 lead to the Devils

15:14

last season. Yeah, which was brutal.

15:18

Yeah, oh yeah it is brutal. But you know

15:20

what? Maybe blessing in disguise. They win that series,

15:22

maybe you don't make a change at the head

15:24

coach. How about the shot

15:26

from Russellwick last night? Oh,

15:29

holy moly. You almost couldn't even

15:31

tell it went in. It was

15:33

in and out so quick. Short side,

15:36

over his shoulder, snipe. Gorgeous,

15:38

gorgeous, gorgeous. 1-800-919-3776. A

15:41

lot of NFL

15:44

draft today. A lot of rumblings

15:46

with the Giants about moving

15:48

up for Drake May. And you heard Field

15:52

yesterday, the young-looking Field Yates say, because we

15:54

asked him, I've heard a lot of people

15:56

don't like Drake May and he's like, you

15:58

know what? So talented. talented.

16:00

Did he have a great junior season? No,

16:02

but so talented. So we will get into

16:04

all the conversation. We have Stump Rotherberg at

16:06

7.45. We have Mel Kiper at 8.30.

16:11

We start out with the Rangers. We'll get to the Knicks,

16:13

the Yankees, the Mets, all of the Islanders

16:15

as well. Tonight, kind

16:17

of like a little, alright, take a breath and

16:20

compose yourself because it's the Mets

16:22

this afternoon, Yankees tonight, but Knicks,

16:25

Islanders, Rangers, all off. So phone lines

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Love it. Confused by it. Shout

18:00

out to visit Trojek. Oh, okay. I gotta

18:02

tell you, a lot of my

18:04

ideas, I'm not very original. I'll hear

18:06

a song at the PA at the Garden or something,

18:09

and I'll say, hey, you know what? That's a good

18:11

one. I should use that at some point. Ray Castoldi,

18:13

the guy who plays the organ at the Garden. Yeah.

18:16

What's his name? Ray Castoldi. Ray Castoldi,

18:18

okay. Yeah, so he played this on

18:20

the organ, and I was like, you know what? That's

18:24

a good one. I'm gonna use that at some

18:26

point. You know what I like about these guys,

18:28

Rick, is you know the story of when we

18:30

were at an after-hours establishment years ago and RJ

18:32

was listening to the music, like naked ladies were

18:34

literally dancing by, and RJ was like, you know,

18:36

this song would be good

18:38

for a rejoin. Raymond has much the

18:40

same in him as well, is

18:42

no matter where he is, no matter what time

18:44

it is, no matter the locale of where he

18:46

is, he's always thinking about the betterment for the

18:49

show. Yeah. I

18:51

was just more interested in Raymond playing the organ or

18:54

listening to how closely he listened to that.

18:57

That's another one, as soon as I said it, I knew where

18:59

it was gonna be taking. But you know, here's the thing, you

19:01

shouldn't have to. With

19:04

Rick, you're constantly walking on

19:06

eggshells, constantly. But

19:09

that's the thing, I'm sleepwalking on eggshells right now.

19:12

I'm just trying to get through the

19:14

show today. You know, it's been a

19:16

fantastic four days, but it's been

19:18

a long four days. Well,

19:21

it's not over yet. There's an expectation, listen, Dave, there's

19:23

an expectation that when things are said, I

19:25

have to respond, okay? We

19:27

both know how good RJ is and how good

19:29

Raymond are. Their job doesn't stop when they

19:32

walk out of the studio. They recognize that they're constantly

19:34

searching for content for the show. That's

19:37

why they're the best. That's why they're the best.

19:39

So Rangers with a great win, I'd say what,

19:41

I can take the night off. Not that it's

19:43

a complete night off because there's a lot of

19:45

posties in action, but as far as the stress

19:48

level, I welcome

19:50

the night off, I do. Yeah, we probably

19:52

needed it, right? Like at

19:54

a certain point. I mean, especially- Well, tomorrow's gonna

19:56

be a long late night. Right,

19:58

especially you though. I mean I

20:01

give you credit all the time just to tell

20:03

me how involved emotionally you are

20:05

with your teams that just like a player.

20:08

I mean you need a mental day off. I need a

20:10

mental day off. So I get that. Tomorrow is

20:12

going to be a very serious day. You got

20:14

the draft which starts at 8. I

20:17

mean that's going to go until midnight, right? Yeah,

20:20

it's going to go late. That goes late. Then

20:23

you get the next tomorrow night and then Friday

20:26

you're back to the Rangers. Hold on then you're on

20:28

the weekend. But how about then you get the Rangers

20:30

on Sunday night late. Yeah, I don't

20:32

understand that. I didn't

20:34

like that when I saw that. Eight o'clock Sunday night

20:36

for the Rangers. Same. Same.

20:40

Yeah, why? I guess they want the Rangers in prime time. Right,

20:42

I get it. But I mean don't you like my kids have

20:44

school. Listen, I do have to

20:46

convince me. The last thing I want is an

20:49

eight o'clock Sunday night game. Right but I mean

20:51

we're also trying to you know you saw the

20:53

numbers like that one of the highest rated series

20:55

in the playoffs for the NHL is the Rangers series. I'd

20:58

like my kids involved with watching it with me

21:01

and when it's 8.30. Hey

21:04

guys, sorry. I know there's

21:06

still two periods left. You got to go to sleep.

21:08

Right, bedtime. Yeah, I don't. Let

21:10

me look at Sunday and see what the,

21:12

I mean Jets Avalanche at 2.30. Come

21:15

on. Not to say, Predators at

21:17

5. That's a good

21:19

series. Yeah, I'm not saying it's not a good

21:21

series. I think it's a great series. Well,

21:23

I said eight because it's, I mean that's. That's

21:25

prime, they want them in prime time. Right,

21:27

which that's no good. No

21:29

good. Right, but you know what, you could still

21:32

put them at seven and put them in prime time. Yeah,

21:34

but you get the game at five. Well I

21:37

guess, right, yeah. That's

21:39

a shame. It's

21:41

a real shame. But anyway, Rangers with

21:43

a really, really, really good workman like

21:45

win, Knicks are up to

21:48

nothing. So you heard yesterday that

21:50

the NBA came out with their final two minute

21:52

report and they said that Kyle Arus fell, it

21:55

was Maxie was felled multiple times on that play at

21:57

the end and that Nick Nurse was taken a time.

22:00

I still for the life may don't see the timeout. He's trying to

22:02

take Well, you saw that yeah, I

22:04

mean you saw the one he pretend like he he

22:06

was going to take We but he never

22:09

he never never pulled the trigger. He never actually called timeout

22:11

You want to say that there was a foul on maxi

22:13

there? What do you want me to do? Wait,

22:15

what are you looking for you want to find? I'm

22:17

sorry that the referee screwed up. It happens all

22:20

the time in every sport Well,

22:23

here's the thing though you I didn't even hear them complaining

22:25

like I listened to the post game It wasn't even complaining

22:27

about the foul stuff. It was the we try

22:29

to call a timeout and I was ignored It's

22:33

amazing to me and now what we're probably

22:35

singing a different tune if that was you

22:37

know, Jalen Brunson they got mugged I'm sure

22:39

we are right, but I mean This

22:42

is also the same conversation

22:44

we have like The

22:47

the the Iowa UConn game you

22:49

can't call that foul. Well, what do you want? Do you

22:51

I mean do you want it? Do you want the players

22:53

to decide or you want the referees to decide? Mean

22:56

that was a it was a physical game. They were

22:58

letting some stuff go especially on inbounds plays and In

23:02

those moments Tyreese maxi recognizes Yeah, I was probably

23:04

foul but I also have to execute what I'm

23:06

supposed to execute here balls in my hands I

23:08

lose it fall the ground call timeout right call

23:10

timeout or Nick I'm out you don't need the

23:12

coach to call timeout for you in that situation

23:14

And again, I I question that one you want

23:17

to say there were fouls fine But you know

23:19

what the Knicks got the benefit of the doubt

23:21

how many times over the course of the years?

23:23

Have we watched our teams and said I can't

23:25

believe they didn't do this Wasn't it

23:27

the Giants this year and I didn't make a thing

23:29

about it when they when they barely lost to the

23:31

Bills and they Came out after like yeah, that was

23:33

a it was a blatant pass interference on the father Yeah,

23:35

but that was because you wanted to lose that game. Yeah,

23:38

but no, that's not true at that point

23:40

I didn't want to lose that game a Win

23:43

would really put the Giants in contention Remember

23:46

that was actually a big loss for them that but it was a

23:49

big loss But I mean if you

23:51

leave it up to the officials you're and

23:53

that's what you're relying on It's gonna come

23:55

back to bite you a lot Right,

23:57

but you're also I mean if you're just gonna sit with

23:59

that That he would have said mean fall

24:01

gets called like it's supposed to according to the

24:03

two-minute report He goes down makes his free throws,

24:05

but you're also overlooking the fact that in that

24:07

moment you didn't execute right? He didn't I mean

24:09

he ends up losing the ball. He doesn't call

24:12

timeout Nick nurse doesn't call timeout How about Kyle

24:14

Lowry missing a free throw? How about not boxing

24:16

out Isaiah Hartenstein and allowing him to get

24:18

the first offensive rebound when I went on they missed the first

24:20

How about how difficult it was for you to get the ball

24:22

in bounds in the first place and how obvious it was that

24:24

you? Should have taken time out and brought it up to have

24:26

court anyway Right so listen

24:28

I mean I was told

24:31

my entire life that don't don't allow

24:33

the referees Don't give them

24:35

the opportunity to decide a game Because

24:38

there's gonna be mistakes Today dude,

24:40

it's I mean they're human beings they make mistakes they

24:42

miss things and especially this time of

24:44

year Some of the stuff that

24:46

is normally called during the regular season isn't necessarily called

24:49

They allow more physicality Rangers last night

24:52

Cooley was elbowed in the face right in

24:54

the fan area was hit in the in

24:56

the helmet in the face and it was

24:58

right in front of the officials and Sabina

25:00

Jad as clean as day was tripped like

25:02

you saw it for miles I mean,

25:05

that's what happens. I'm watching the Yankees game last night.

25:07

I won Soto struck out I don't think a strike

25:09

was thrown in the end of that I

25:11

forget who it was on the on the A's that they

25:14

called strike three wasn't even close to the strike zone So

25:18

this is I mean every game

25:20

you watch there's bad officiating every game

25:23

Right all you want is consistency like you

25:25

want to know early in the game you want

25:27

consistently bad officiating Well, no, like it's like so

25:30

if you want use the baseball example if you have I

25:32

mean an umpire That's just not not

25:34

great, but you know, there's a certain like this is

25:36

a strike He's gonna call for the entire game on

25:38

both sides Right. He likes

25:40

the you know high outside strike It's gonna be called every

25:43

time because that's just he calls that a strike So, you know,

25:45

at least he's consistent at least that's gonna be called so I

25:47

know going in there'll be a level of physicality In a hockey

25:49

game. I know that they're gonna let us play tonight or

25:52

they're gonna be ticky tack calling everything and Once

25:54

you set that tone, then you got to stick with it It

25:58

can't be all of a sudden you're letting guys Do

26:00

a little extra and then as we get down

26:02

the stretch you start making these stupid calls that

26:04

affect the game It's the last thing you

26:06

want Set the tone and stick to it.

26:09

That's right, and we've had some bad officiating You know

26:11

what it's par for the court and that I mean

26:13

that umpire last night to what a jack-wagon. He was

26:15

too I'm piring in baseball

26:17

is brutal dude I mean come on man like if

26:19

you're gonna be that bad expect to be chirped a

26:21

little bit of course of course All right, here's what

26:24

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26:26

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DNR with you 98 7 ESPN

27:40

got an interesting email. I don't

27:42

know why anybody would actually

27:44

do this But

27:46

it's if the Knicks and the Rangers are

27:49

up three nothing in their series and John

27:51

your boss and friends sends the broom emoji

27:53

For game four and the next

27:55

arrangers lose the next two games. Would

27:57

you disown him? I? Hopeful

28:00

they learn his lesson last year. After that,

28:02

it would the Rangers, but it feels very

28:04

unnecessary. Why would anybody do that now? Why

28:07

would he do? They know why would anybody

28:09

do that right? Well why would the and

28:11

me wow The Sixers broadcast team say and

28:13

job well done. Look. At the turnpike.

28:16

I. I have no idea, right? I

28:19

I I I loved it. They did it though.

28:21

I love that the dead in a long as

28:23

there's a saying so people should know if they

28:25

didn't this own John for claiming to be a

28:27

big football fan the neighbors then there's nothing junk

28:29

and right. I'm not going to disown him. I

28:31

take that his take with being a bigger football

28:33

said that I am is is literally asinine. But.

28:36

I will eventually have some the things that he said. In

28:38

defense of himself? What Is crazy? Ride.

28:41

Like he doesn't like he didn't doesn't care what's going

28:43

on between the twenties right there. Earth or their pick

28:46

of in there is a red zone guy that bigger

28:48

things than football can. Like I said to my goods,

28:50

aren't you get to get the you tube? You know

28:52

that the ticket is now. I don't I don't need

28:54

that. I right right there. That's a that's a huge

28:56

red flag. A huge red flag. My.

28:59

We have into conversations with Murphy's only watch in

29:01

what right at the Red Zone row you? You

29:03

know what did they? Is it? It's like the

29:05

Cliff Notes. That's what he is. He's the cliff

29:07

notes for the Nfl. He does on and off

29:09

the thirty three yard line. What's happening Now They

29:11

doesn't interest him. He's. A when it

29:13

gets death, he's out of foreplay kind of guy.

29:16

He said, give me the whole thing right? There

29:19

is no mess around with him though as ways

29:21

get so many children. I think the point. Ah,

29:23

let's get to the calls. What hundred? nine? One

29:25

nine, three Seven Seven Six. Vinnie and this concept.

29:28

Gomorrah. Vinny or not, he had seventy as we

29:30

had. Hill. On

29:33

to! Just wanted to say that I'm in

29:35

our go back on the officiating. Before you

29:37

guys are mentioning I feel like with the

29:40

you know in the Rangers cap series of

29:42

it's a killer I feel like there's a

29:44

lot of or stop and start with the

29:46

he officials as I shared our face offs

29:48

ever as never really seen that and if

29:50

you're like it had taken away from the

29:52

five of playoff hockey inspired a good thoughts

29:54

on that. what did

29:56

you say you at what was your what's your problem again

30:00

The stopping and starting. The picking and the stopping and starting. Yeah,

30:02

on Face Off in particular, I feel

30:04

like it just takes away from playoff

30:07

hockey overall. Well, I

30:09

mean, listen, it's going to be guys that are trying

30:11

to win the Face Off, obviously, and guys are going

30:13

to be used that as an opportunity to get a

30:15

little physical with each other, and as a referee, you

30:17

want to make sure things don't get out of control.

30:22

I mean, there has to be some order

30:24

maintained. Yeah, I don't watch

30:26

the Face Offs when thinking of myself as taking away from the... I

30:29

don't watch that either. The vibe of it. To be honest with

30:31

you, it's not even a thought that's popped into my head until

30:33

he just called and brought it up. I'm not

30:36

even joking. I would have never even

30:38

thought of that. Alessandro

30:40

in Brooklyn. Good morning, Alessandro. Good

30:45

morning, guys. Thanks for taking my call. So

30:48

I'm 31 years old. I've been a

30:50

fan of the Yankees, Jets, Knicks my

30:53

whole life, and obviously, you know, following

30:55

those sports. I don't remember the

30:58

discourse around officiating ever being

31:01

this sort of prominent, right?

31:03

Do you think that the officiating has actually

31:05

sort of regressed to the point where it

31:07

has to be part of the conversation or...

31:10

What I think has

31:12

happened is we have so many cameras and

31:14

so many views, and we have the strike

31:16

zone box, and you can see everything, and

31:18

it's high depth. I mean, come on. When

31:20

you're watching... When I was a kid and

31:23

I'm watching on like a little black and

31:25

white TV in my own room, right? It's

31:27

different than watching it on 80 inches

31:29

of high definition and having social

31:31

media and having things run rampant.

31:34

I don't think it's any worse. I just think it's

31:36

more apparent than it was 30, 40, 50 years ago.

31:40

Right. I mean, this

31:43

is... You have an ability now to

31:45

see every mistake that every official makes.

31:47

Right. And then if you don't see it, now

31:49

you go on social media and people are posting

31:51

it, and people are posting slow motion of it,

31:54

And people are posting, you know, commentary of

31:56

it, and it's immediate reaction. It Was never

31:59

like this. The know what? I do think they are

32:01

more sensitive though. Fit in the

32:03

past. The music

32:05

as it it will be that's a similarly they're

32:07

going to get destroyed right moment as yeah right

32:09

is that. United at a certain

32:11

point when are we do is continually go. Poke!

32:15

Out your pocket every single mistake you make

32:17

and recognize how hard it is actually to.

32:20

To. Do the job. Because not

32:22

easy. As. The most part they they

32:24

get it right like not not exclusively. but

32:26

for the most part the officials get it

32:28

right right? See what I don't like about

32:30

it is. If. You make a

32:32

mistake just like as a player. If you make a mistake. right?

32:35

They were mean. There's there's repercussions to

32:37

when you make mistakes, writers, consequences. but

32:39

also it's recognizing that you made a

32:41

mistake. Like. That especially now

32:43

a Major league Baseball where. You

32:46

made a mistake. The now some wants

32:48

to say something about it and now my first instinct

32:50

is set you please mouth and on the take you

32:52

out. Rather, That's not

32:54

a did. It is not. It is not. The.

32:57

Up like people are there again and I know

33:00

it's it's I've said this before: are there to

33:02

watch you up or watching rest? The. To

33:04

watch the players play in the he the moment a

33:06

player may say something that you don't like but as

33:08

long as it gets that magic word or over the

33:10

line. Then. The

33:12

it's. Gonna suck it up.

33:16

By. The can have to like just is part

33:18

of it is part of your job. know

33:20

they they threat the Yankees manager because of

33:22

fan was yelling stuff the other day. Be

33:25

I went in was a when he would explain what happened

33:27

was as i don't care who said it will what he

33:29

means you don't care who said it. Your

33:32

instructions to Aaron Boone work. Shut your mouth. Another kick

33:34

you out. He shut his mouth so it should actually

33:37

matter Who said it? Of course it should matter

33:39

Who said it. And you edison,

33:41

like Aaron Boone, represents the entire Yankees dug

33:43

out. You can go and thrive whoever you

33:45

want. Right, but he didn't know

33:47

who said it. Oh okay. well then you know that's

33:49

a problem with of course the from. Then.

33:51

That even the up our yesterday was I mean that

33:53

he had a face that I would have. Oh,

33:56

I would want push him right the face. We.

33:59

represent off and start chirping and you're like,

34:01

dude, your strikes don't stinks, okay? And

34:04

it did for the whole, and with both teams too by the

34:06

way. So what are we supposed to do? Just sit here and

34:08

just and not let you know and not let you know that

34:10

your strikes don't stinks? It's stopping

34:12

a freaking baby and have

34:14

rabbit ears and just do a better job. That's

34:17

all we're saying. Do a better job. We talked

34:19

about the two minute report. Here's

34:21

Tyrese Maxey. He was on the NBA on TNT

34:23

discussing the two minute report for the end of

34:25

game two. I gotta be strong with the ball.

34:27

Okay. I gotta be able to like, when

34:30

I'm on the floor, I gotta be able to hug it

34:32

and call a timeout. I mean, it is what it is.

34:34

Like, it happens. You gotta let it go. I mean, you

34:36

can't dwell on it now. If we grow on it, then,

34:38

you know, the company will be down. Oh, three. We don't

34:40

want to be down. Oh, three. You know

34:42

what I mean? We know that we can still win

34:44

the series. We got to go out there and prove

34:46

that to everybody, not just ourselves. And it starts today.

34:48

Letting that go. And then tomorrow I practiced it. And

34:50

then soon as the ball goes up on Thursday, it'd

34:52

be a tougher team, not just physically, but mentally as

34:54

well. We still had chances to win the game. I

34:56

got my layup blocked. And then, you know, we missed

34:59

a three at the end of the tie. So we

35:01

can't dwell on that. We can't lead the games and

35:03

other people's hands. We got to go out there and

35:05

take it. All right. So a couple

35:07

things. Firstly, I completely respect his answer there. You

35:09

know, you could tell that there's a little, yeah,

35:11

yeah, the officiating one isn't great, but we can't

35:13

use that as the scapegoat and blame that. We

35:15

blew the game. So I respect that. Second

35:18

of all, we never discussed this. Why

35:20

did the Knicks not foul down the stretch of the game?

35:23

Well, why did he just dump the ball off the 10-B like that? I

35:26

mean, how about we mentioned that last possession? I

35:29

know you got your, I mean, another great play by Hartenstein.

35:31

I know you got your layup blocked, right?

35:33

No, OG secures the rebound. But how

35:35

about that last possession? It's like, okay,

35:37

I don't want it. You take it. And

35:39

then B takes the three. Right, but you gave him

35:41

a wide open look at a three. Like, why didn't you

35:43

foul a few of them? Can you imagine if that went

35:46

in? No. There are some people that just say play it

35:48

out, play good defense. I think Wally actually said that. I

35:50

am not one of those people. No, because I think Alan

35:52

said, why wouldn't you foul? And I think Wally said, no,

35:54

no, you play, you just play hard nose defense. Where

35:57

do you fall on this? I'm an always

35:59

foul guy. would follow is

36:02

what I would do. Yeah. I mean I always

36:04

fell because they had

36:06

no timeouts too. Dude listen we

36:09

I mean we would be having such a different

36:11

conversation had the Knicks not found a way to

36:13

pull that game out. I think

36:15

we would be taking call after call of I

36:18

don't know panic but

36:20

close to it because Brunson hasn't

36:22

looked good, they split, they look

36:25

good, we're in big trouble. Right. Why

36:27

can't they you know why can't Tibbs slow down Maxi or

36:30

what are they doing offensively they got to find a way. I don't

36:32

know if he's this great defensive player where is he? Right. And

36:36

there would have been I mean there would have been reason

36:38

for a little concern. Yeah I know I agree. Listen I

36:40

don't think the Knicks are out of the woods. I still

36:43

think they'll win the series I think they'll split and fill

36:45

it but I don't I don't look at this as alright

36:47

we just walk our way to win the series. No but

36:49

I think series. No but I think what Tyreese Maxi said

36:52

is part of

36:54

the reason that the Knicks maybe a lot

36:56

of the reason why the Knicks are up to nothing right now is

36:59

the Knicks are a tougher a tougher

37:01

team. Yes. And they

37:03

happen the entire season that's who they are. They

37:06

I think they're the toughest team. In

37:08

the NBA? Yes. I

37:11

would say they're probably I mean up there

37:13

with the Miami Heat to the world. Okay

37:16

well Miami Heat are not gonna be around for long. No.

37:19

So I think at the end of the day they will wind

37:21

up as the toughest team in the final eight. Right

37:24

and you also got to recognize too like in those moments

37:26

like Tyreese Maxi is a hundred percent right. Like

37:28

you have to in those

37:30

big-time moments you have to know exactly what's going

37:32

on you have to execute and

37:35

he didn't. Now he

37:37

was followed they said he was followed that's that's fine

37:39

but it's not gonna do anything for you now. No

37:41

that does nothing for you. John in Morristown good morning

37:43

John. Hey

37:45

good morning guys. Nice to nice to

37:48

hear from you. Thanks for making the call. Yeah

37:50

we appreciate it. What's up? You

37:52

got it. Hey two things yesterday that guy

37:54

that emailed you about being annoyed that you

37:56

guys were covering the Knicks all day. I

37:58

mean what a morris. on like that

38:01

that's crazy you guys are you

38:03

guys have your finger on the pulse you're not

38:05

only you not only know what

38:07

we want to hear you know what we need to

38:09

hear right so God bless you guys we love that

38:11

thank you thank you for that and yes we took

38:14

no credence at him saying you guys how are you

38:16

guys talking Nick's today it was the it was really

38:18

the only story that we needed to talk about yesterday

38:21

ridiculous utterly the

38:24

other thing I would say is you know that

38:26

they the Knicks pulling out that game yesterday now

38:28

it's not quite the same because it's not the

38:30

World Series but it was almost like game

38:32

six of the 86 Mets right like

38:34

they were done they would they were finished

38:36

the game was over and

38:38

they somehow pulled it out I

38:40

it wasn't John John John the

38:43

Mets were down by two runs with

38:45

two outs down to their last strike

38:48

and it was game six of the World

38:50

Series as great as the next totally in

38:52

was from Monday night let's not compare it

38:54

to the 86 Mets win no no I

38:56

say it wasn't quite that it's not it's

38:59

not even it's not it's not close to

39:01

that John right

39:03

right but just the way they did

39:05

that fans felt after it like you

39:07

felt that jubilation that that that hysterical

39:09

kind of happiness that they won like

39:12

that's what I mean right like absolutely

39:14

wasn't an 86 World Series come

39:16

back win but similar vibe is all I'm

39:18

saying it was it was great why can't

39:20

it why does it have to be compared

39:22

to a that mean maybe the greatest thing

39:24

we've ever seen in our lives it was

39:26

phenomenal and it deserves its own runway it

39:28

was great right right

39:31

well cool well again thank you guys for

39:33

what you do and we'll talk sir absolutely

39:35

appreciate the phone call it's

39:38

because we live in the moment we want to believe that what

39:40

we're watching right now is the is the greatest

39:42

but it was great no

39:44

it was great it was great but I'm gonna

39:46

compare it to I mean listen

39:49

it was great do you think that you're gonna be

39:51

able to remember every single moment from that I mean

39:53

that Mets play 86 we're talking about 40 years

39:56

ago and it still is so vibrant

39:58

it was game six of the world's If

40:00

you if you lose it's done. It's those are

40:02

not comparable those things no I mean, I think

40:05

it'll depend on what happens here like

40:07

what kind of run the Knicks go on But I mean you're talking

40:09

about that. I mean that Buckner play is one of the most iconic

40:11

plays and Maybe sports. I

40:14

mean that they had announced the MVP of the

40:16

World Series was gonna be Bruce Hearst That's

40:19

wild was all it was all I put

40:21

in the big the jumbotron Congratulations to the

40:23

Red Sox and MVP Bruce Hearst that

40:25

all the champagne was was open in the

40:27

Red Sox locker room I

40:31

wouldn't even I wouldn't even know what to do if

40:33

I was if I was on that Red Sox team Then

40:35

I came in after that loss came to the clubhouse and

40:38

the champagne was already opened Well, no, they had to

40:40

clear it out or if I even if I heard

40:43

That like everything was already set up champagne

40:45

was open time to celebrate and

40:47

we lost Oh, I mean you talk about a loss

40:49

though I mean you then allowed so many hits and

40:51

then you had the wild pitch and then you had

40:53

the error I Mean

40:56

I would obviously gambling wasn't what it is today You know

40:58

if they had live odds on that I don't even know

41:00

if you could have bet it at that point. I Just

41:04

don't I don't know how it would have responded That'd

41:08

like to be that close So

41:11

and then to lose fortunately

41:13

for them they they've had a

41:15

lot of success lately But no, could you imagine that

41:17

and and and they still had to go what? 18

41:21

years to win that championship Right,

41:24

but I mean to compare it to what happened

41:26

with the Knicks is now now can

41:28

you imagine if you were like an older person and

41:32

your lifetime you'd never seen the Red Sox win and

41:34

you thought you were about to and it got

41:36

ripped away and then you Died and didn't see 2004

41:41

Yeah, I mean that's I'm sure that I mean that's got

41:43

me a lot of people Right.

41:45

I'm concerned that I'm gonna see the Jets win today a

41:47

Super Bowl and you're you're only in

41:49

your 40s, right? I mean What's

41:53

this once this Aaron Rodgers? Era

41:56

is over. I mean what's

41:58

next? Yeah, I

42:00

don't know right there You'll probably will probably

42:02

draft the quarterback at some point in this draft and then just

42:04

hope but you can't worry about that No, I'm

42:06

not worried about it But I'm saying like there has to be like right

42:08

now we're all in all in a

42:11

future be damned But if it doesn't work out how

42:13

much you know, how long does it take then? To

42:16

get back to this point. Well, you also got to

42:18

figure if it's an absolute, you know disaster of a

42:20

mess They get a clean house, too Right.

42:23

So I mean how long does it take to build yourself up

42:25

now to where you can actually compete for championship again? Well, I

42:27

did think they I mean, I don't get crazy here and again

42:29

to attend you with the Jets But I do think they do

42:31

have a lot of talent on that defense But you're gonna need

42:34

to hire the right coach bring in the quarterback. Okay,

42:37

right? Yeah, how but how? How

42:39

do you find the right quarterback? I right you have the

42:41

six you have the sixth overall pick right now in a

42:43

draft That's supposed to be loaded with quarterbacks now who knows

42:45

how many work out and who don't and you're having a

42:47

hard time Getting up to get the

42:49

guy. I don't have a ticket for you Like

42:52

it's not it's not easy. And if you don't have and

42:54

if you don't have one It's

42:58

it's hard to get to that level where you're competing

43:00

for the championship on a consistent basis You know what?

43:02

I would say focus on Aaron Rodgers Right.

43:04

You have to don't even worry. Well, I think about like the

43:07

Raiders good example of this, right? They

43:10

like their new coach. They got some pretty good players. How

43:12

are they getting the quarterback? I Have

43:14

I mean they're talking about moving up but if to move

43:16

up you're gonna have to mortgage everything Which

43:19

I'm sure they would if they could actually have

43:21

the opportunity to move up. Yeah, I don't I don't

43:23

have the answer power Bauer

43:26

yes, David. I need you. You ready?

43:29

I'm always ready All right, the second annual

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43:33

when is that Bauer? It's gonna be a

43:35

Thursday May 2nd. Are you going to that?

43:37

I will not be going to that. What?

43:39

Why do you do nothing? What

43:41

do you mean? Why do I do nothing? Well, we asked you

43:43

to go to the pickleball You said no we asked if you're

43:45

gonna be at this you said no why yes, these are all

43:47

work related reasons But this is a

43:49

work event Yes, and I

43:53

and I can't go great. All right Well, can you

43:55

do the read with me now? Oh, of course. All

43:57

right, come out to see the live broadcast unless you're

43:59

Bauer star When does it start? It's

44:01

gonna start at 6 a.m. Where's it

44:03

gonna be from? Publican. Where's that? Manhasset.

44:06

That's right steps away from Manhasset station

44:08

on the LI-RR Where

44:10

after the show the crew will take the

44:12

train to? Citi Field. What time

44:14

is the first pitch? It's a 1.10. Let's

44:17

see how closely you listen What time do we walk

44:19

into the game though? RJ said 12.55 last week. You said 12.50 Yesterday.

44:23

Oh, you're good. You know what? You may not

44:26

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44:28

Who they play in that day? They're gonna play

44:30

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45:00

Rick, as angry as you get at this weasily

45:02

guy He's pretty good

45:04

on that read. Well, that's the frustrating part about Bauer

45:07

is he's good at his job And

45:09

he's a good guy. So you want to like him. Is

45:11

he a good guy though? Well, I don't know I mean,

45:13

he gives off the impression that he's a good guy But

45:15

then you ask him questions and he spits right in your

45:17

face. Right in your face. Yeah, it's a dent of

45:19

honesty here Sometimes too honest

45:21

for me Bauer Yeah,

45:23

but we do promote the dent of honesty But but the

45:26

question I have is what why would you not root

45:28

for us in that match? because again,

45:30

I favor an Amani and

45:32

Anita here and Quite

45:34

frankly, I think it's more fun if you guys

45:37

lose For who? I've

45:39

heard that from a couple people. Why is that fun for

45:41

anybody if we lose? Well, why would it be fun? That's

45:44

what I said. I said it would be more fun if we lost

45:46

it. Why then, you know What tide does not get me as a

45:48

guest on a show? You know why he

45:50

told me though. He said it's better if we lose because Who

45:53

knows what you'll say? That's

45:56

exactly what the point who knows what he'll

45:58

say if they win I think it's gonna be

46:00

better if we win what he'll say. I

46:06

mean look at some of the things that were

46:08

being texted this weekend. I just want to

46:10

win. Also, by the way, Bauer too. I

46:16

mean the the goal to

46:19

root for a team that has a member

46:23

that won't even give the common courtesy to send

46:25

a text back to RJ. I mean

46:27

what are we talking about? That's a real problem.

46:29

Wait, who is this? The things in the tub.

46:31

A mind tumor. Come on man. See that's a bad

46:33

look. Right, and that's what you're rooting for. But those

46:36

are your people. Yes. That's

46:38

your team. Nobody's ever won the Kentucky

46:40

Derby on a donkey. Maybe

46:44

he's the donkey. Maybe. We'll find

46:46

out. Like in baseball they say you're only as

46:48

good as your outfield. Nobody says that Bauer. Kentucky

46:52

Derby is coming up though. Are there any donkeys in

46:54

the competition this year? There's no donkeys in the Kentucky

46:56

Derby. Right now you're acting like a donkey. How about

46:58

that? What's the matter with you? I

47:01

know these things. It's for

47:03

content. It's just for comedy

47:05

content. Is that what you're doing? Yeah, but

47:07

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