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Man, we've discussed A lot. We talked about the Major League Baseball trade deadline. where the New York Mets are going all in on their relievers acquiring Ryan Helsley, From the Cardinals. Nice. A setup guy for Edwin Diaz.
Good. If Diaz sucks, they can throw him back there. Anyway, also, more injuries today in training camp, all over the NFL. Kansas City Chiefs, like every wide receiver, is dropping like a fly. Trey Hendrickson showed up to work today.
Gilbert Arenas He had the short foreigner raiment. This man's being charged with running a gambling ring in his apartment in his house. What? And Shannon Sharp got fired. Ronda Decunha, thank God he's okay.
Carlos Correa might get sent back to Houston if he wants to. It's just a it's been a day. It's been a day. And I just gave you a new top six list. We took a look at the top six NFL players heading into 2025.
I had Josh Allen. The reigning MVP. at number one on my list. 888-710-4ISN is the number. That's 888-710.
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At JR Sport Brief. We have more to get into as the show continues on. Of course at the end We'll take a look at a few things that took place this day in sports history. And then, man, we got There why is there so much criminal activity? Bacha, is there our producer Ryan Bacha's in New York?
I'm in Atlanta. Bacha, is there more criminal activity in the world or are we just uh More hip to it. Uh I think it's more Noticeable now with social media?
Okay. I think it might be a little bit lower than Past time. times, but I it's still not good enough.
Well, nowadays you can commit a crime and record yourself doing it. We got a lot of people doing that too. Oh, yeah. This self-fraud they do, jump in the subway railings, stuff like that. It's all over social media.
What is that? A citation? You steal a subway fare. That's a citation. Is that a crime?
That's not a crime, right? It is. You're not allowed to jump there. I think it's like. Couple hundred bucks, I think if they catch you in charge.
I've jumped the subway before in New York. Would you get caught is the question? Am I a criminal? Technically, if you jaywalk, you're a criminal, too. Jaywalking, you're a criminal.
Come on, man. We ain't got better things to do. We do have better things to do. Why do we got to enforce that? In New York City, jaywalking, it's not a crime.
New York City jaywalk is a crime? Not anymore. You can't get a ticket for it. But in the past, in certain towns, it was. Oh, yeah.
But in the city proper, I'm like, come on, man. All these cars, all these people, all these stupid bikes, all these trees, all these buildings, all these double-parked cars. Ain't it's not enough space for everybody, so give me a break if I gotta cross the street where I need to. We got some real crimes out here, man. Unfortunately, we've seen some real terrible things happen this week.
Talk about crime. And speaking of crime. This was a crazy one that took place to day. Gilbert Arenas. How deh heck is he involved in a gambling issue?
You never thought he would be, huh? Listen to this from ABC 7. We have breaking news. Having just learned, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has been arrested. He and five others are accused of operating an illegal gambling business.
The Department of Justice says they had high-stakes poker games at Arenas's Encino mansion. Arenas is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. He's expected to appear in court this afternoon in downtown LA. We will continue to follow this story throughout the day here on Eyewitness News. Damn, the feds were like, man, and we gonna try to get you for lying to us.
Damn. That's one thing I never want associated with my name. Department of Justice. DOJ, no, thank you. Uh-uh, no.
Uh-uh. Nope, anyway. Uh Shannon Sharp. Apparently no longer working for ESPN after that fifty million dollar settlement last week. Guess ESPN was just like, yeah, nah, bruh.
Nope. No thanks. You weren't clear to wrongdoing? Ah, yeah. No, thanks.
Not good enough. Uh for Mickey Mouse. Anyway. He's a Hall of Famer. What a what a can we call it?
Bacher, is that a downward spiral? It is, right? You think about he missed out on this. He missed out on Fox, no longer has that job. I guess he didn't want to be there.
Went to ESPN, now no longer has that job. I don't know. Can he have the same success online and just make money there? I assume so, but. He had like a millions of dollars thrown his way for a production deal.
That went out the window in this. assault case came out. Shannon Sharp is uh He's missing a lot of money now. He had to pay $50 million to make this go away. He missed I don't even know how much money with the production deal.
He's missing out on ESPN money. Is he gonna be okay? He'll be okay. I'd assume so, that he has his finances and a person handling his money. But either way, you can't deny the fact that he just fumbled his media career, in the mainstream at least.
And I don't know, at least job security. Yeah. I mean, is he going to do this nightcap stuff forever? I mean, he's a. I don't know.
He might actually fall asleep on the nightcap. He may have to do it for the next 20 years. Who knows? I don't know. Oh, wow.
Anyway. He lost his job. Damn. He lost a lot of jobs. Wow.
Anyway. And somebody who has a job. He showed up to work today. Looking for a new contract is Trey Hendrickson. He's with the Cincinnati Bengal.
He did not practice. He's just there. A, so he doesn't get fined another $50,000 every day for not being there. But he's not practicing. He's just helping out.
He's walking around in, you know, sweatpants and a t-shirt and a ball cap. He's just giving people instructions, like trying to help out Shamar Stewart. This man says Unless I get a new contract. I will. Not.
Play. Not only I've mentioned it multiple times this offseason, but also I believe ownership has as well that there are plans on not having to play under the current deal.
So I think that's something we have a common goal to get to. I think that's the plan. And he'll get the deal done. I mean, even Joe Burrow, he spoke after and not that he sounded enthusiastic 'cause he always sounds miserable now that the Bengals would do that to you. Joe Burrow said, Yeah, man, Trey Hendrickson, I'm happy he's here.
He's going to be a big part of the team. Yeah, whenever Remember you can have a guy like that in the building even if he's not Gone. It was good to see his face. Good to have his presence. Um You know, he's gonna play a big Big part of this team this year.
And so just to just to have him around makes a big difference. The The energy around here. Yeah, everybody will get paid. Everybody's gonna play. Trey Hendrickson's gonna play.
Terry McLaurin, he's going to get a deal. He's going to go out there and play. Michael Parsons ultimately is going to get a deal from them dumbass Cowboys. He will go out there and play. This is good.
This is good. And it is it's July. We haven't even gotten to August yet. Unfortunately for the Kansas City Chiefs, we talked about a lot of injuries the past few days. The Chiefs Man, Andy Reid is just.
He had to list off all the guys that are hurt on his team. At least it ain't Patrick Mahomes. Listen to this from yesterday. Jeff Basser. Ankle sprain.
Jake bringing stool hamstring, Jan Bush hamstring. Uh Christian Fulton we talked about me um There is rush. Uh hamstring, Scott. Eric Scott, hamstring. Um Xavier banged his head.
Uh Hollywood, ankle. McDonald illness. Sky Moore hamstring.
So, um It's hard work. It it is hard work, busting your ass and bumping your head. In the case of Xavier Worthy, He is now in concussion protocol. after he banged his head in in practice yesterday. Yeah, it's tough.
Kansas City Chiefs need to get it together, especially knowing that Rashi Rice. He's goin' get hit with a suspension for drivin' like an idiot. Down in Texas. That suspension is going to happen sooner than later. And speaking of injuries, this isn't good for fans of the Dodgers.
At least it's something that a, you know, a little Gatorade salt and water can fix. Shohei Otani had to leave his start. about twenty, thirty minutes ago. He was cramping. He threw six straight balls in the fourth inning.
He had two wild pitches the man could not identify the plate. And he left the mound, This was his seventh start of the season. If Shohail Tani has a nosebleed, They're going to sit this man down. Forever. Tonight he threw 51 pitches, 32 for strikes, and three plus innings.
He stayed in the game as a DH, but they don't want him throwing. Bacha, why did they leave him in there as a DH if his lower body is cramping? Why are they leaving this bad in the game? Why would you do that? They, uh, gave him the the secret stuff.
Though the Gatorade. I don't know. The Michael Jordan secret stuff? Yeah, I think you're more.
Okay. I think they realized he he's good as a DH where you can just sit down. and just wait. till he has to swing it bad a couple times. versus pitching and he's using his legs, using his hips.
and that's more dangerous. Yeah, absolutely.
Well, the game is actually still going on right now. The Dodgers and Reds are tied at two runs apiece in the top of the eighth. Shohi Otani. 0 for 3 from the mound. I told you about him being pulled after three innings of cramping.
Three innings, four strikeouts, two earned runs. And his starts, and I know he hasn't pitched a whole hell of a lot and only seven starts. His ERA is 2.4. Like what What are we doing? And I no, I'm just I'm just saying, what a freak.
Are we going to see somebody else do this soon? Are we going to see an American player get a chance to do this, or are we too specialized? That I know of off the top of my head, no. Just because From what I'm seeing is that every player who's being drafted who is a two-way player in college They're being told by the front offices to one. Pick a side.
Do you want to be a pitcher or do you want to be a hitter? And so they get into the developmental systems and they don't do both.
So I guess it's only going to come from, I guess, overseas now. Wow. Yeah. I don't want to say it's another way of manipulation, but I guess it is. But when you think about all the money that's being invested into these baseball players, Why do I want to enter into a situation where now I got to pay a guy Even more money because you can do both.
Like, let's be honest. Let's think about this. It's Shohei Otani. We know he is a freak.
Okay. Is he the only professional baseball player capable of doing this? Definitely not. There's players who are fielders. Who are turning themselves into pitching careers?
Like there's a guy, Tyler Naquin, is now trying to be a pitcher. Joey Gallo did it.
So they sucked. He had to do it because he sucked. Yeah, but these guys are able to convert into pitchers. Fairly easily. and can succeed in the minor leagues, at least.
So if they put their full effort into it, there could be 100% more people that do this.
Well, I remember in a lot of cases, we've seen it happen with guys who were hitters and they were outfielders and then they fell apart. I mean on the reverse I remember Rick Ankeel, he was out here. I think he was hitting first. No, he was pitching first. And then he sucked and then they they turned him into a batter.
So It it's not it's not unusual. The Cece Sabafia wasn't bad with a bat. Nobody was going to go out there and confuse him with being Shohei Otani. Like we've had guys who can Hit a little bit. We've had pitches, but to see the full development of it.
No. No, and I I wish we would. Because you think about sports, everybody's being I'm not saying taut and groomed. It's like basketball. Like the positionless basketball.
Yeah, we know a guy is a big guy because he's 6'10, 6'11, 7 feet tall. But now we got we got seven foot point guards. Giannis might as well be a point guard. LeBron James, a guy 6'9, he ain't no power forward out there. In a bygone era, he'd just say, Hey man, go park your behind in the paint.
Knock down an elbow jumper, get us some rebounds.
So. I I think in all sports that what you need to do and what you're capable of doing has has just changed. Um I don't know. Will we see another Otani in what is it going to take? Another 10 years?
Is somebody going to force this on us? It was made very clear. From when Shohei Otani was coming to the United States of America, the guy been in the bigs for what, eight years now? It was made very clear from day one, If Shaw Hill Taney comes and plays baseball in the United States of America, He has got to pitch. He has got the hit.
And the fact that he's done both successfully at an MVP level to be the best player in baseball. is nuts. This ain't no guy who's like the number four dude in a rotation at that point. Why would it be worth it? The only thing is, we don't know how long it's gonna last.
What his arm is going to do. He's already had Tommy John, what, Bacha, twice already now? Come on. Hey, he said it twice. What is he going to have?
A third time in five years from now? Maybe the Dodgers don't care at that point, but. Ah. Whatever. Had to exit the game due to cramps.
What a bad twenty-four hours for Shohei Otani. Yesterday he struck out four times. Today he had to exit the game due to cramps. I didn't know he was human. What a guy.
eight eight eight seven ten four I S N That's 888-710-4ISN. Bach, I still can't believe we're less than 24 hours away from the trade deadline. Yankees get slated from the White Sox. The Mets get Helsley from the the Cardinals You're not a fan of the move and what the bullpen looks like. This shortens a game in a postseason.
Well, I was a fan of the Housley move. For the meds. The Taylor Roger or Trevor Roger move? from the Giants is not One for me. Just because you traded a guy, Jose Buto, who is in the bullpen already.
and wasn't terrible. He was A little bit inconsistent, but when he's on, he's on.
So I didn't like that and then he gave up two top 20. 12 prospects for a guy who's 34 years old and going to be a free agent in a couple months.
So it's too f too much all in for me. Do you so you you're not happy with what this might look like in September? I am not confident in the starting rotation of the Mance as of now to waste all of these prospects on bullpen. Yeah. If they do trade for a starter or call up a young guy.
and move Clay Holmes to the woolpen, it's not gonna make anything that much better.
Okay. No problem with the offense. I mean, you can find problems with the New York Men's offense. Uh,.
Well there is. Yeah. There is a lot of problems with the offense actually. Yeah. Well Centerfield is a it's a black hole.
Well, I think at this point, well, and I don't know what the the I don't think there is a fix. on the market for any of this. I I I don't. Nice to see you. They got Stephen Kwan is an option, maybe, to play center field, but I think he's too much.
value for the guardians to get rid of him.
So he's not really there. Cedric Mullins, maybe, but he's. Oh, what does he play defense? He's. Yeah, defense mainly, but he's a better bat than what some teams have.
Luis Robert. From the White Sox is there, but he's batting 2-11. Yeah, so he can come over and lollygag on the New York Mets? Like, for what? Like, it may be, I don't know, maybe he's disenfranchised playing for the White Sox, but I don't know.
We'll see. We're going to find out over the next 24 hours that the trade deadline is actually going to take place.
Well Literally the minute that we start this show tomorrow, At six p.m. Eastern, three Pacific.
So we'll we'll keep you all up to date tomorrow. Once the NLB trade deadline comes and it goes, it's the JR Sport Re Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. 888-710-4ISN is the number. That's 888-710-4ISN. I told you, I think I'm not going to say crime pays.
Ask Gilbert Arenas, it doesn't. He's currently arrested. Ask Marcus Morris, he's in jail at this point in time. I just I can believe there's just so much crime. It's a w I mean I'm going to tell you about some other horrible things that happened.
And speaking of, uh, you know, O Otani, One of his teammates, Yamamoto? Apparently had a little issue at his house. And then the Miami Heat. They got a lot of stuff that's been Stolen. I'm going to tell you what's going on on the other side of the break.
I'll get to your calls. We'll get into some things that took place this day in sports history. There's a lot to do. It's the JR Sport Re Show, the Infinity Sports Network. You're listening to the JR Sport Brief.
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nowhere less than twenty four hours away from the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Talked about some of the trades that have taken place, and then about an hour ago, a little less than an hour ago. Shohei Otani had to leave the Dodgers game against the Cincinnati Reds. Due to cramping. They left him in the game as a DH.
He had pitched three innings and he started throwing wild pitches all over the place. And then they're like, ah, no, bruh. He said he was cramping up and they took him out the game and he stayed in. As a hitter. And it's just like, well, damn, Shoe Otani, what a tough two days.
He struck out four times yesterday.
Now he's cramping up. What a world. Currently the Dodgers and Reds are still playing baseball. Two two. Any eighth.
Inning In a few minutes, I'm going to tell you about one of his uh his teammates, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. What a little personal issue While he's been on the road, what a way this goes. eight eight eight seven ten FYSN Glenn is calling from Niagara Falls. You on the JR Sport Reshow, Glenn, what's up? Hey, JR, how are you doing, man?
I'm actually just dropping some people off. Damn. Can I go on hold for a second? Oh, my goodness. I'm an Uber driver, brother.
Oh, make your money. Hope they tip you good. Damn. Botcha, I was gonna go. How the heck does this guy ask me how I'm doing and not even allow me to answer?
I'm like, how rude is that, huh? Uh no, but with those other people in the car, you know, your brain Goes to like half focus. Your brain goes to focus. If they're getting out the car, how much focus is that? You put your foot on the brake.
You put it in park and you the the door unlocks, they get out. No, it's like if they're pay after physically paying With cash? I don't know if that's a thing anymore. You don't pay an Uber with cash. That's the whole purpose of having an Uber, ain't no cash exchange.
I don't know, maybe a cash tip. I don't know. I don't think that's a good question. You've never been you've never used Uber before you? I have.
I don't I don't I've never thought of using cash with Uber, so I've never thought that's an option. Man, stop giving this guy a break. Let's listen to unfortunate news. I told you about Otani. You thought Otani had it bad with cramping.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Had somebody who wanted to break into his house. Listen to this: this is courtesy of KTLA in Los Angeles. And breaking news, another pro athlete targeted by burglars, this time a Dodgers pitcher away from home. Yeah, KTLA Fi's Jennifer McGrath joining us now live near the Hollywood Hills home of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Jennifer.
Glenn and Lou, because this continues to happen, these players are actively hiring private security, and still that did not deter those thieves from trying to break in. Take a look. This happened around 5:30 this morning. Apparently, somebody was home at the time and turned on the light, which spooked these would-be thieves. They jumped over a fence, according to police, and smashed through a window.
And once that light came on, they took off.
Now, this gorgeous multi-million dollar property is listed under Yamamoto's ownership, according to property records. This attempted break-in happening while the Dodgers are wrapping up a three-game series against Cincinnati Reds. Yamamoto pitched seven innings on Monday. Sadly, we are hearing about burglaries all the time happening here in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, uh mean, burglaries have been happening in LA forever.
Got all these public houses, not public houses. They got all these star tours with. Athletes live and celebrities live. It's all public. It's just Who wants to live like a zoo animal?
Anybody want to live like us? Not me. Like Yamamoto just got he just he just got to America. They trying to rob the guy? Come on.
Just live in Otani's basement. I'm pretty sure Otani has a. That's a compound. You can't get in. Nothing goes in.
Nothing goes out. What a world And then that's not even the only robbery story we got. We got the Miami Heat. Remember Billy being robbed? I'll get to that in a second.
Let's see if Glenn let his passengers out. of his Uber. Glenn from Niagara Falls, you're on the JR Sport Re Show. What's up? AJR, I truly am sorry about that.
I uh the people do not speak they don't speak English and had stuff in the trunk. That's what happened. Oh, did they did they did they tip you? I have no idea because I rushed them out. But anyways, all is good.
I didn't expect to get picked up that quickly, but I'm glad I did. I'm free. I'm sorry about not being ready when you Put me online there, my man. That's never happened before. Anyways, a couple of things.
First off, Um You're right. We are way too specialized. Uh I remember growing up, I pitched. many years ago, of course. And I found that whatever teams we were playing The best hitters in the other team were always the pitchers.
And there's been a lot of pictures over the years. Um Who um Uh who can hit? But we just For whatever reason, uh We've never let them do both. Yeah. I mean John Holorude, who played for Toronto, he was a really tough pitcher in college.
And they just, I mean, he was a great hitter, phenomenal hitter, but. Uh they didn't let him pitch. Uh David Coleman was a good hitter. Uh great picture. Yeah.
Nando Velands wait. They used to pinch hit the guy. He was such a good hitter. It's just we've in Japan. it's a different story.
I think there could be other alternatives. Autonomous. He's a freak. But I I think over here, we're just too specialized. Yeah, and I th I think part of it I I think now specifically a lot of it is is financially driven.
I don't, as cheap as the owners are, they're like, oh, if I'm going to invest in this guy, he needs to fit in this box. And I dare not need anybody to fit outside the box 'cause it's going to cost me.
So I get it from an onus perspective, but from a Just a a a fan's perspective? People want to see the best athletes. I want to see the best of the best. I'd love to know if there's another guy out here who can do what Otani does, but I don't think the owners want to invest in it. And it's also risky.
Let's be honest. It's a lot of effort. But it it's something that needs to take place at a lower level. We don't even get that at lower levels, so it's probably going to be a long time. Yeah, one other thing that I just want to throw out there quickly Is um Uh I know people will probably be against this, but I watched the Blue Jays play Baltimore in that forty plus degree Uh well, that's Celsius heat.
I don't know what would be in in Fahrenheit, but insane heat. And the game was not a good game because the pitchers We're sweating so much. Uh Chris Bassett, who is a specialist in terms of he's got to hit his spots. He was as wild as I've ever seen him. The s the sweat was dripping off him.
George Springer gets hit in the head at ninety with a ninety six mile an hour. Like I'm starting to wonder when it's that hot, Should they play the game? Because you're watching garbage baseball and somebody's going to get hurt. Man, you talked about George Spring getting beamed in the head. Yeah, man.
They're going to play these games. The most that they can do is just adjust the games. To the evening time instead of going out there and playing in the day. There's nothing else. They're going to make their money, they're going to open up the doors, man.
Yeah, I agree. I I know I know that, but Someone's going to get killed. Like, JM, he's lucky he turned his head. You know what I mean? And, like I said, it made for garbage baseball.
Four players got hit. Uh the pictures were constantly saying they couldn't hold on to the ball.
So that actually I don't think that's good for the game, but anyways, I thought I'd throw that out there. Hey, one game out of 162. How many games are we going to have like that? Not enough for baseball to care, okay? No.
Yeah, I got you. Until someone gets killed. Yeah, all right, Chair. Thanks, man. Thank you, Glenn, for calling from Niagara Falls.
I mean, how long did it take for baseball to put nets up on the uh you know, the on the foul lines between first and third. Like, I remember the first time I went to a game and I was like, what the heck is this? Like, if I'm paying attention at the game, then you don't got to worry about getting beaned. But enough people got beaned, they were just like, nah, we got to put up the nets. Like, I hate the Nets.
I think they're terrible. Marco, you like those Nets on the sidelines in the first base? I got no problem with the Nets. I don't like the Nets. It obstructs my view.
A little bit, yeah. You got better seats than I do, so usually I don't have to worry about the Nets. But I do feel like 135 off the bat on a foul ball that's skewed out to the side. Yeah, even if I'm looking at my phone or not, I don't really want to catch that thing.
So that's all right. I don't mind the net. I can look out there. I can turn my head reflexes, man. Reflexes.
Yeah, wow. As I say, as I get older, the floor gets further and further away. Never mind, reflex is off 117 mile-an-hour line driving. As you get older, you get closer to the floor. What are you talking about?
No, no, no, it gets further and further away. Go try to pick something up. See how far it is. Oh marker, I stretch, I stretch. Every time I drop something, I'm like That floor looks really f really far.
It is a goal of mine. when I'm in my old, old, older age. for me to be able to uh to touch the floor. It's the goal. Yeah, I don't I don't really have a lot of goals anymore.
Basically don't fall down. Yeah, that's goal number one. We've established that. That's goal number one. My hip remembers that one.
That is goal number one. I got to tell you: when something hits the ground, there's usually. Not only a forget a curse word, it's more it's a oh, 'cause I know I gotta bend down and go get oh man. Just go get one of the kids to do it. Usually, usually, yeah, but sometimes you're not you know, the kids aren't around.
Yeah, go pick that up and they're just gonna stay on the floor until one of them gets back. It's like, I forgot. I needed something the other day. I said, hey, go get that for me. As simple as that, man.
Come on, we do everything else. They can't pick stuff off the floor. They don't pay no damn bills. I mean, they're basically rolling around the floor constantly anyway. Yeah, right.
Not about yours. Mine always seems to be rolling around. Like, stop. I haven't cleaned that kitchen floor in like two weeks. Yeah, get off the floor.
Get off the bed. The bed is not a trampoline. My couch isn't a trampoline. Don't put that toy in my couch. Yeah, man.
What are we doing? And by saying not clean the floor, I clean the floor. I don't mop the floor every couple, you know. All I had to tell my kids. I forgot where we were.
I think we were at the movie theater. Get up off the floor, man. What are you doing? Yeah, they don't grasp the concept of that's nasty. Yeah, this is not our house.
Get off that floor. Even in the house, I want you off the floor. Never mind over here. Yeah. Look how sticky you are.
You know, what do you think that is? What are you doing? They were stupid kids. Night out. Marco, my kid, he messed his shirt up and then had the nerve to come over to me and say, I want a new one.
Bruh, you did it! You did it. You're outside. You think I'm just going to buy you a new shirt? Get over it.
What do you think? You know what? I'm thrilled that he actually cared. Mine wouldn't care. They use their shirts for napkins.
They don't care. They don't even realize. He's like, Daddy, my shirt has a mess. I need a new one. Nah, man, you got to wait till you get home.
I got the 11-year-old coming down the steps. I'm like, what the hell are you wearing? He's like, what's the problem? I'm like, Did you grow seven inches in your sleep? Those pants are at your calves.
Go put something on that fits. Yeah, I hate that. What's mad with you? Yeah, I hate that. If I knew how to sew, Marco, I'd be out here sewing, okay?
I'm going to start sewing one pants to the other. I got to buy new ones. Potato sack, all right? I don't care where it's at school. Heck, kid, they're making fun of me.
I don't care. Tell them to send money, okay? Tell them to send money. See, and you're worried about the screen. See, I don't have to worry about that.
I got to worry about my kid in a burlap sack. Yeah, right? Listen. Potato sacks are free. I can find them somewhere.
Anyway, it's the J.R. Sport Ree Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. Before I have a child services called on me, we're going to take a break. We come back on the other side. We'll talk about a few things that took place this day in sports history.
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in sports history. Back, back, back, back! Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore. But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again. It's time for this day in sports history.
See, back in those days, we had radio and you couldn't see anything, and it was primitive and lousy, and we did like it. The JR Sport Brief Show. I wish I was 50 years younger and I'd kick your ass. It is July 30th. 2025.
Let's go back to July 30th, 1968, because if we go take a look at Washington, Ron Hansen. This man pulled off an unassisted triple play. His team lost. They lost to Cleveland 10-1. But he got the job done.
He got three guys out all bobdamself. Listen to this courtesy of Madison. Listen to him talk about it.
Well, this was the eighth in the history of baseball and dates back into the 1800s. And the one before mine was 1921, made by Johnny Noon, who was a Baltimore guy. But, um,. I was playing shortstop for the Washington Senators and it was a low line drive up the middle. Caught it on the run going towards second.
Uh the runner on second. Took off, thought was a base hit, and I crossed the bag, which made him out. The hitter was out, caught the ball in the air. And the runner on first base couldn't get turned around, and by the time he did, he took a couple steps back towards first base. And I always say with my blinding speed, I ran him down, but people that know me knew that's not true.
Oh. Amazing unassisted triple play? Yeah, we're due for one. July 30th, 1976, let's go to Montreal. Quebec.
Canada. Because Bruce Jenner Yet, Bruce Jenner set the world record in the Olympic decathlon. Take a listen. What could be an anticlimactic race turns into a classic moment in Olympic history? Jenner begins to chase after the lead.
Though Litvinenko is out of the running for a medal, he picks up his pace as Jenner closes. and the final few yards become an exhibition of pride and pure competitive spirit. Janet has done that here. First pack has four of the 8,600 points over the capital. McCrow points bananas.
The American has done it. Who's better wins the gold medal when a competition misses Ben? Yeah, right? Botcha the Bruce Bruce Jenner won the gold, right Bruce? Yes.
Okay. Yes, Bruce. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
Bruce. Uh What's today's date? July 30th, 1988. Shoutouts to John Franco. John Franco, New York Mets legend, started his career with the Reds.
In 1988, he set a record 13 saves in one month. This guy has more than 400 saves. He pitched for like 20 years. He won the award for Best Reliever a bunch of times. All-star.
He's not a Hall of Fame. John Franco, he was on the Growing Up Italian podcast. He says, I need to be in the Hall of Fame. They got it wrong. That's a good question.
I don't know. The stats are up against anybody. I'll give your stats up. Let's do this: 90 wins, 87 losses. 424 saves.
What does that rank? 424 saves. Yeah, 424, April 24. Where does that rank among lefties? Number one.
Number one. That alone. Yeah, that alone.
So you're in the best. Lefty closer of all time. In the history of baseball. And stats. Billy Wagner, who is behind me, has 422, and he'll probably be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year, which, rightfully so.
He's a very good release. Leaf picture. I believe he belongs in the Hall of Fame, but I also believe I belong in the Hall of Fame. Yeah, Billy Wagner just got into the Hall of Fame. I think John Franco belongs there.
Why are we being so stodgy about it? Everybody gets in. Let Billy Wagner.
Well, Let John Franco win. He's not eligible anymore. He needs one of these stupid communities to put him in. I... July 30th.
1996, Tommy Lasorda. After playing for the Dodgers and winning two World Series as a manager, He called it a rap. Tommy Lasorda said Nomas, one of the funniest, angriest, best guys that represented baseball. retired from being manager. This is Lasorda retiring from the Dodgers.
I felt that even though the doctors had given me a clean bill of health. that for me to get into uniform again Okay. As excitable as I am, I could not go down there. and not be the way I've always been.
Some people might think that the hey They asked me to do this, no way. Peter said to me, you're the manager. You want to put that uniform on Tuesday? You are the manager of this team. Man, he was such It's crazy to think he's gone.
He's been gone for a few years now, four years to be exact. He was such a great ambassador for the game. Like, that's the type of person, forget the players. That's the type of personality we don't even have in the dugout. Like, who's the most engaging manager?
People don't even know the managers anymore. Come on. RIP to Tomula sorter. Retired this day in 1996. July 30th, 2013.
Oh, yeah, it was the Olympics. Katie LaDaki. She got her second gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. She was 16 years old at the time. Listen to this report from IBT.
American teenager Katie Ladecki smashed the world record in the women's 1500m freestyle final by more than six seconds during a glittering session for the United States at the World Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday. The 16-year-old from Bethesda, who also won the 400 Freestyle Gold Medal on Sunday, powered away from defending champion Lottie Fries of Denmark in the final stages to break the previous best of 15 minutes, 42 seconds, 5-4, set by compatriot Kate Ziegler in 2007. It was the second world record of the championships in the specially constructed pool after Ruta Milutjet's mark in qualifying for the 100m breaststroke on Monday. Is she a fish? Here's a fish 14 Olympic gold medals, excuse me, 14 Olympic medals, nine of them gold.
She's a fish. She's a fish. Anyway, yeah, those are a few things that took place this day. in sports history. Eight eight eight seven ten four I S N eight eight eight seven ten four I S N Louis is calling from Kentucky.
You're on the Chair Sport Brief Show. What's up, Louie? Thank you. First time caller for you, J.R.
Well, thank you for being here. What's on your mind? Uh the Hall of Fame game that's coming up tomorrow night. The quarterback Justin Herbert last year threw a bunch of such Interceptions. Last year.
And uh I thought his rotator cuff was hurt. And I was waiting for the postgame comments by the coach. And Coach Harbaugh said something to the effect that his uh shoulder was something was wrong or he was going to have to address Justin Herbert about it. Did you know anything about that? You're asking me about a preseason game from last year.
No, I don't recall. No. Oh, you don't? No. Yeah, he threw four interceptions.
And I I'm pretty sure and my friends concurred with me Uh oh.
Okay. Louis, your phone is Your phone is popping out, Louie. You still here? I don't want to. Thank you.
Okay, thank you, Louie.
Sorry about that. Damn, that botcher, that was disappointing. He's like, hey, it's the first time calling. He's asking me about a preseason game from a year ago. I think he thinks that Justin Herbert is playing tomorrow.
Why would he be playing on that?
Okay, because I don't know. Maybe he doesn't know that Trey Lance is starting, but I think he said that. In the playoff game, where he threw four picks. Oh, he's talking about the playoffs. Yeah, where he threw four interceptions, his shoulder goal.
Oh, yes, yes, yes. I thought he was telling me about last did he not say Hall of Fame? Am I bugging? Am I on crack? He said the Hall of Fame game is tomorrow, but that quarterback, Justin Herbert, who had the shoulder issue Oh, so I'm the idiot.
Okay, sorry. Poorly boarded. Convoluted. I'm like, I know this man is not asking me about a preseason game. From last.
I'm like, man, I don't know what you're talking about. Yeah, Justin Herbert, he sucked in the postseason. He sure as hell did. He'll be fine.
Now, Trey Lance. Man, he's running out of chances. He better look like the second coming, otherwise, that guy is going to be in the CFL. We already got teams that are laying claim to him. Hey, thank you to Ryan Dunlevy for joining us, who covers the NFL.
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