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Same thing for Instagram. Let me say this again. The Texas Rangers are going back to the World Series. There will be no repeat World Series champion. If you hate the guts of the Houston Astros, you don't have to worry about them because the Houston Astros have been eliminated. The Rangers smash them 11 to 4 the final score down in Houston, and the guy who's been losing his mind? Maybe you never heard of him.

There's a chance that you probably haven't. The biggest thing in the public space that he's been is competing in a home run derby. This man's name, Adolis Garcia. He was 4-5 tonight with five RBIs. He hit two home runs. He was the guy on Sunday night who hit a grand slam to even push this to a Game 7.

He is playing out of his mind, and I know I made this reference earlier on in the show. I said, I don't remember seeing a hitter this dominant in the post-season since David Ortiz. I'm talking big hits, big swings, big moments. I don't want to say Adolis Garcia has surpassed him, but for this season, or excuse me, for this series specifically, Garcia can go toe-to-toe with anybody.

This series is nuts. He is the first player in baseball history to have an RBI in six straight games in one series. He had 15 RBIs during this league championship series.

That is the most ever. He has 20 RBIs this postseason. He's has 20 RBIs this postseason. That is already a Rangers record. If he has one more RBI in the postseason, he's going to tie for the most RBIs in a postseason ever.

David Freese has the record of 21 back in 2011. Let's see if this man, Adolis Garcia, can continue adding to it. If you don't like Verlander, he's on vacation. If you can't stand Jose Altuve because he was on the cheating ass team in 2017, you don't got to worry about him.

He's gone. And Dusty Baker? Who doesn't like Dusty Baker?

He's just not going to be around. Let's be happy that he won that World Series last year. A matter of fact, let's take a listen to some of the play calls. Let's take a listen to some of this abuse that Garcia decided to go out there and dish out to the Houston Astros.

The final score was 11 to 4. But Garcia? He said, ah, I got a home run. He hit this one in the third.

Take a listen. Here comes Brown. And that ball was hit high and deep down the right field line. Tucker looking.

It is gone! Inside the right field foul pole. An opposite field home run for Adolis Garcia. The home run streak stretches to four. The Rangers lead 4 to 1. Yeah, that was in the top of the third. And then everything he does doesn't have to be a home run, right?

No, not this point. He had an RBI single to left in the fourth. They were already whooping that ass. This made it 8 to 2. 2-0. Adolis swings. It's a ground ball through the left side. It's a base hit. One run home and here comes Carter to the plate.

He will score. It is 8 to 2, Texas. And Adolis Garcia has a new American League Championship Series record for RBIs.

How about that? 14 of them for Adolis. He's not the only guy on the team. Nathaniel Lowe, he came up in the sixth and he pushed the score to 10 to 2.

The 3-1. And that ball is hit high and deep into right field. Tucker going back. He's at the wall.

He leaps and it is gone. Nathaniel Lowe with a two-run home run. He puts Texas into double figures. It's 10 to 2. Who am I fooling?

This whole thing is about Adolis Garcia. Here's another home run. He made it 11-2. And the pitch swung on and a high fly ball into left field.

This is deep. Back is Brantley at the wall. He's looking up and that ball is history.

It just barely makes it into the Crawford boxes. A two home run game for Adolis Garcia. That was a moonshot. Did somebody talk about his family? I know he got hit on Friday night.

He had all these fits. He wasn't happy. That Abreu hit him. He was ticked off. He wanted to run around like a nut. But did somebody say something about his family?

Why was he so angry? And he is... What's that sound? I don't know what that was, but it was interesting.

Hey Shepo, am I getting a call to heaven? What was that? That was a harp. That was an angel playing. That was an... What was that for?

Well, because he was the angel of all angels on Monday. It was unbelievable. JR, we have played three... Wait, no, no, no. Wait, hold on a second. Yes, sir. You scared the living hell out of me. Oh, my bad. I thought I was getting called up to the special place. I didn't know what that was. Fair enough. The point is...

Okay, go ahead. You have played three highlights of this guy. All three have been RBIs. You haven't even played every single Garcia highlight. There's more. Yeah, we don't got time for that.

No, I understand that. But this is an angel on earth. Is he? I have never seen JR, a player, dominate a Game 7 the way that Adeliz Garcia did tonight.

Ever. Yeah, well, I wouldn't call him an angel. I have some other words for him. He's a beast. He's a monster. That's fair. And he is physically imposing.

The guy looks like he's never missed a day in the gym. I actually like the fact... I couldn't stand him on Friday. One of these loud-mouthed dudes running around, why you hit me? Why you hit me?

I'm gonna fight you and fight you and fight you. But I did enjoy tonight where he ran around the bases. And after all the boos that he received, and, well, he should receive boos. I mean, he whooping his ass. I like the fact that he put his hand up to his ear and said, where's the noise now? Like, why aren't y'all booing now? Like, keep the noise coming.

He was abusive. The fourth player with three hits and four RBIs in a Game 7, Adeliz Garcia, is just... I just want to know if he can keep this up in the World Series.

Like, can you stay can you stay this hot? Let's listen to the final call of the game, courtesy of the Rangers Radio Network. Well, clerk ready now. One-two pitch. Ground ball. Second base.

Simians got it. On to first to Nate Lowe and a hello World Series. The Rangers have won their third American League pennant. They stream out of the dugout and are jumping up and down between the mound and first base. For the first time since 2011, the Rangers are going to the World Series after having six consecutive losing seasons.

What an amazing year this has been. And there's more baseball to be played. Yeah, these Texas Rangers first World Series appearance since 2011. They have zero World Series titles.

So they're looking for their first one and I know a lot of people are happy that the Houston Astros are out of here because people can't stand it. My apologies to everybody listening down in the loop on 610. 855-212-4CBS. Mark is here from Montreal. You're on CBS Sports Radio. Hey, what's up chair? How are you? Go ahead.

I'm good. I'm going to ask you if the Rangers do end up playing the World Series. Do you think that other teams when it comes trade deadline try to build up their team like the Rangers in an offensive style because you know the Rangers they don't have a good bullpen but they can somehow get 11 runs in the game seven. I don't know if what the Rangers have done at the trade deadline is something that's all that unusual. They brought on Max Scherzer. They brought in Jordan Montgomery. Their offense was one of the best if not the best in the American League throughout the course of the season. It doesn't need to necessarily be the trade deadline. It could be building up a team in the offseason.

No, it's nothing unusual. It is easier and thank you for calling from Canada. Man, it's easy to go out there and get bats. It's tougher to have the pitching.

That's what it boils down to. Do you have the pitching at the end of the day? Like it's one thing to have offense. We got plenty of teams that can go out there and swing for the fences. The Texas Rangers, at least to this point of the season right now, their pitching is helping them stand up. Not necessarily Max Scherzer.

I mean I still expect him for his arm to fall off at any point but Nathan Evaldi, Jordan Montgomery has been able to work out since they acquired him. Like that's that's not too shabby you know when you can go out and rely on your bats after that fact. So, nah man, lots of teams have offense. Look, I can look at at the Atlanta Braves right here where I live. The Atlanta Braves, man, setting records. Everybody and their mother hitting home runs, scoring runs, but then they got to the postseason and and what was a fear for the team all year long was their pitching. Their pitching did not hold up and where are the Braves? The Braves have been sitting at home, maybe on vacation, probably not watching because why would you want to watch?

So, yeah man, it comes down to pitching. I don't think the the Rangers did anything all that ridiculous. They they spent a lot of money on free agents, bringing in Marcus Simeon, bringing in Corey Seeger, saying Jacob DeGrom, he has a lot of money even though he's not healthy enough to play. So, congratulations to the Rangers.

Didn't expect them to be here. Didn't expect to see them in the World Series and now they wait on the winner tomorrow night between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies. And the Phillies, are they gonna blow this? They had a 2-0 series lead. They've lost two straight. Then they went up 3-2 and then they they lost tonight. The Phillies have never ever been in a game 7. The Phillies have been around for about 140 years. They've never played in the game 7. This will be the first game 7 for Bryce Harper tomorrow and so we'll find out who will meet the Rangers in the World Series.

Will it be the Arizona Diamondbacks, another surprise, or will it be the Phillies returning to their second consecutive World Series, this time hoping for a different result? It's the JR Sportbrief show here with you on CBS Sports Radio 855-2124 CBS. I'm gonna get some more of your calls. I do want to talk about the Monday Night Football victory that the Minnesota Vikings had over the 49ers. We'll hear from some of the players from that game.

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Anyway 855-212-4CBS that's the number to reach me here. Texas Rangers beat the Astros 11 to 4 to go to the World Series. Arizona the Diamondbacks they beat the Phillies 5 to 1 to force a game 7. Whoever wins that game on Tuesday night will meet the Rangers in the World Series and then amongst all of that the 49ers have lost their second consecutive game in Minneapolis tonight to the Vikings the final score there 22 to 17 after winning five consecutive not five I'm shorting them after winning 15 consecutive regular season games the 49ers have now lost they've lost two they're on a two-game losing streak they lost to the Browns 19 to 17 and I guess there's something about the number 17 because that's the amount of points that they score tonight as well Minnesota let's keep in mind they're doing this without Justin Jefferson Jordan Addison USC rookie lighting it up this man had two touchdowns tonight Cameron Bynum on the defense he had two interceptions against Brock Purdy including an interception to seal the game and take away their chance to win it Brock Purdy one touchdown two interceptions Brock Purdy just spoke to the media and he said man I ain't got nobody to blame but myself listen to this there's times where you get a push but there's a timing of the play there's a timing of you know routes and where guys are supposed to be and whatnot that play JJ was he did his job he ran the right route the right timing and everything I just got pushed and sort of lost sight of him and and just anticipated it too much far ahead of him so yeah that's just how it was he did he did a good job yeah you know 34 seconds left sort of you know trying to strain and make a play that was like the shot within the play to hit Ray Ray coming across the middle and then that middle safety Tampa player he did a good job you know just I was trying to throw it over I'm trying to throw it over I'm trying to force it gotta learn from it and I think I could have ran and you know got down whatever but I just forced it so yeah that's what happens he trying to win the game at that point San Francisco they didn't have any timeouts there's like a minute left in the game he's trying to win his game winning touchdown drive and he forced it and he threw an interception and that was all she wrote so Brock Purdy he's a he's a loser tonight not something that he's used to in the regular season at all since he took over the starting job but it happens someone who's a winner Kirk Cousins he's a winner he talked about Jordan Addison I told you Jordan Addison two touchdown receptions tonight 123 yards receiving Kirk Cousins threw 370 30 or excuse me 378 yards total and Kirk Cousins said it's not easy winning and shout outs to Jordan Addison this game is going to punch you in the gut and you're going to have things that don't go your way and that turnover was tough and you have to just play through it play through the smoke as my college coach used to say so you know we were able to do that tonight and clearly the way Jordan responded he had a couple tough catches in traffic the one that very easily could have been an interception the other one the safety was driving you could tell he made a decision that that's not happening again and and it reflected in the way he played. Kirk Cousins referring to something he heard in college Michigan State could have used him over the weekend as a Wolverine smashed him but that's a totally different conversation eight five five two one two four CBS that's eight five five two one two four CBS Jason is here from Cleveland Ohio you're on the JR Sport Reshow what's up Jason? Thanks Chair who was Cousins coach at Michigan State was Sabin there then or was that after the fact? At that time oh my god oh what year is that oh definitely wasn't Sabin Sabin was LSU or Miami at that point yeah at 03-04 that had to be around that point oh let's see who was that I think it might have been John Smith at that point or he might have been late.

I was just curious he had some words of wisdom from his coach I wondered if it was Sabin or not but it was Mark it was Mark Dantonio at the time. Oh Dantonio what year was that Shep was that 02? Yeah Cousins so Cousins came out in 2000 and he came out the same year as RG3 and who was the other RG3 Luck and Tannehill that was the big three then that was Russell Wilson so that was 2012. Nice nice work well that's after hold on a second when did uh yeah yeah Cousins was definitely 2012.

08 yeah 08. Well go ahead Jason what's up oh uh regarding the uh Adolis the baseball I wanted to talk about Cousins but quick on Adolis it's amazing that uh you were talking about Phillies 100 and some odd years since this has happened what's amazing is he set some records in this series and so however many years they've been playing baseball the players are still breaking records offensively not so much pitching wise but yeah definitely impressive batting series for him. Well it's interesting the thing about baseball is there's so many different I don't want to nerd out but there's so many different permutations that can take place like it's there's always not one baseball game is the same as the next and so there's always going to be room and the other thing is there's additional rounds to the postseason you know if we got to think about the wild card and how many games they play now there's there's more room if you look at a lot of the records a lot of them are dominated from by guys over the past 20 and 25 years since they've added the wild card.

Right right so it's not the same it's it's apples and oranges in a little bit of a way. Well everything everything changes they always say this records are made to be broken and as time goes on and and players score more and scoring goes up this is just going to be the case but baseball is also very special in that there's so many different permutations a guy can hit four home runs and four consecutive games I mean as we can go on and on about the numbers. For sure real quick regarding Cousins I was not a fan of his I never I never understood it but I watched the game tonight and I saw some really impressive plays and then I thought about it how they had basically got rid of every weapon he's had for a couple years now his receiver that went to Buffalo Delvin you know Jefferson's out injured and so now he has Addison which obviously he was good he won that Blitnikov so he's no slouch but still he never showed up like this and so I just want to give respect to him I never really thought he was in the top tiers but I seen him play and he played and he had like Fred Warner right up in his face and he was completing passes and seeing him do some stuff and I'm not detracting on Deshaun Watson but I'll tell you what the Browns will be impressive with him at quarterback right now. You think so? I mean anyway thank you bro. All right no doubt Jason thank you for calling from Cleveland let let let let's slow down here okay I agree with you you aren't a fan of Kirk Cousins that's that's fine well within your right Kirk Cousins is good and there's nothing wrong with being good Kirk Cousins is is so good that he shows flashes sometimes of being very good which he is there's a range like it's I always tell people there are three tiers to quarterbacks they're the guys that you know will win you the game and you're afraid of them like before the game is even played if you're a fan if you're an opponent you say oh my god Patrick Mahomes is someone who can march down the field and win us this game in a two-minute drill that's just what it is they're the Mahomes of the world and then you got guys on the other end of the spectrum where you don't want your quarterback throwing the ball it might be someone even though he's improved it's like Zach Wilson and then you got a bunch of dudes who are in the middle Kirk Cousins is in the middle all right you're not afraid that he's gonna throw the game away otherwise he wouldn't have the the job that he's had for all these years but he's not in the upper echelon he's in the middle and so I always find it hilarious when people go top 10 quarterback or top 15 court like who cares are you winning games are you losing games are you somewhere in the middle Kirk Cousins is somewhere in the middle and he keeps moves closer towards just being a winner but he's not in that upper tier he's in the middle he's in the middle and ain't nothing wrong with that it's got him a lot of money has it gotten him big wins no he's good enough to to get checks god bless him his household his family and everything that he got but now you want to start swapping him out I think the only place that Kirk Cousins can really win is if he rolled into a team and had a ready way ready made winner and then even at that point is he gonna let it loose is he gonna let it fly you know people have accused Kirk Cousins of being too careful and he's looking and playing for stats I don't think he is he's just very careful not to turn the ball over too careful it's almost like Aaron Rodgers in in the postseason Aaron Rodgers gets real meticulous he's now he's one of the greatest QBs of all time and this touchdown to turnover ratio is just on historic levels but then every now and then man you you gotta let it rip if you want to win that's what it boils down to eight five five two one two four cbs that's eight five five two one two four cbs speaking of letting it rip Adolis Garcia lost his mind as Jason from Cleveland just mentioned hey Shep help me out here Adolis Garcia he spoke after the game he did yes he did we're gonna we're gonna be able to hear him on the other side yes and him not his translator wow wow I didn't notice wow okay we're gonna take a break on the other side of the break we're gonna hear from a man who tortured the Houston Astros tonight who tortured them throughout the course of the series we'll hear from Adolis Garcia we'll also hear from the voice of God Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy we'll hear from both of them on the other side of the break I'll take your calls as well but right now let's get to a sports flash he's also a very good voice hey Marco are you like a voice of God what would you call yourself uh that would be tremendous but no I think I'm just kind of a guy that would be cool but I think I'm just a guy he's a cool guy there he is I like that you're listening to the JR Sport Brief on CBS Sports Radio you are listening to the JR Sport Brief on CBS Sports Radio hey JR thanks for taking my call your show is badass and you always have a good quality bunch of callers first of all I'd tell you man I'm a big fan of yours man you kill it man you do great shows at night man hey JR how's it going just want to say I appreciate you you're my uh late night therapist so I appreciate you thank you call in now at 855-212-4 CBS it's the JR Sport Brief show here with you on CBS Sports Radio in a few seconds we're going to hear from Adolis Garcia the man of the hour two home runs tonight for the Texas Rangers hit that big grand slam on Sunday night and pushed them to a game seven he has just absolutely been on fire and a lot of people are finding more and more about who he is outside of just participating in the home run derby we'll hear him speak I don't even recall hearing this dude talk and then on the other end for the Houston Astros I gotta let you know this Dusty Baker planning to retire following this game seven loss this is a three-time manager of the year two-time world series champion we know he got that second world championship as a manager last season all of those years 20 plus years ago out in San Francisco but picked up that first world series victory as a manager last season with Houston Dusty Baker planning on retiring 855-212-4 CBS it's 855-212-4 CBS Shep let's let's go ahead uh what's the deal what is Adolis uh talking about and who did he speak to he's talking to the multi-dimensional uh ultra-talented Kevin Burkhardt on Fox after the win let's take a listen how did it feel to you this hot streak you have the most RBIs for anyone ever in a playoff series I want to say thank god uh thanks to my family all the fans this team right here we are a family and they push me every day to play hard and that's why I just made just adjustment today just try to don't don't do too much and if it's not for the love of all my teammates man this can be possible thank you he tried not to do too much yeah he tried not to do too much and he did it all man this guy is just I can't remember seeing a baseball player hit like that in the postseason it's like everything that that went his way it was like he was in the home run derby again and this is this is the postseason you're not supposed to do that man stop it stop it stop it what he does in the world series will be very interesting now it's just a matter of who is it going to be the Diamondbacks or is it going to be the Phillies are they going to get their act together eight five five two one two four CBS D Walker is calling from Houston you're on CBS Sports Radio. Hey what's going on JR man good to be in your presence tonight man I called last week after that disappointing loss by my saints but I want to focus on the Houston Astros just to give them a shout out to the seventh straight AOCS appearances man it's been a good ride like I say man I got the opportunity last year to go work the world series I was on duty at the time so I got the experience that man it was a great experience but uh shots out of them and also shout out to Garcia man just like you said man I agree with everything he said that guy's explosive every time I looked around he was hitting one over the over uh over there by that uh file line I'm like man I hope it go go out of bounds man it found itself in balance every time but like I said man I enjoyed the game I was back and forth between the Minnesota and 49ers game and the Astros so when he wasn't hitting them over I was kind of back and forth switching the channels but uh like I said I enjoyed it man but shout out to him and uh hope they do well and do great things man I'm I enjoyed the world series but that shows you can't win them all you know you can't win them all but they had a good run they done built the dynasty yeah well let's talk about that and thank you D Walker for calling from from Houston I know there was a lot of talk someone specifically asked last week if the Houston Astros went to the world series if they won the world series would they be a dynasty that naturally that talk isn't isn't necessarily going to be there I don't believe okay yeah two to two victories but I think what would have cemented it would have been this one right here and so to to go on an amazing stretch that they have yeah sure there's plenty of recognition to be had but man they're not going to be talked about the same way as we move into to future generations I told you that Dusty Baker it's been reported that he plans to go out and and retire and Dusty Baker just spoke to the media and he said yeah we lost but yeah we had a good year man listen to this you know we've been spoiled around here as far as just winning and winning and winning and you know heck I've been here four years when we've been the two world series and two championship season I mean series I mean you know we have nothing to be ashamed of or nothing to hold our head down about I mean we're down you know but we're not out and every team damn near in baseball would trade you know to have the last four years that we've had yeah Dusty Baker reportedly has told multiple people inside the organization that this season will be his last it's not official and when he was asked about this report which was by the athletic uh he declined to comment Dusty Baker 74 years old this was his 26th season managing in baseball he won his first world series as a manager last year with the Astros four straight ALCS appearances as he mentioned and the team went to two world series got them two world series 8 5 5 2 1 2 4 cvs let's go ahead and talk to Dan he's calling from Richmond you're on CBS sports radio what's up Dan Dan you're live on the radio and now he's gone Kyle is here from Houston as well you're on CBS sports radio go ahead Kyle man I cannot believe that you will not admit that this Astros team is a dynasty Altuve's got what the top five home runs in the postseason uh Jordan Alvarez one of the most iconic runs in the postseason and then the Texas Rangers come out of nowhere after slipping away first place and then even credit to them credit to them Scherzer comes out pitches an okay game I mean it's really it really comes down to the starting pitching when game seven arrives and uh you know Javier just he just didn't have it tonight but the disrespect for the Astros to not I mean is it six or seven ALC ALC uh series that they've run to into and gone to I can't even count how many world series okay well to to speed things up and to save us some time here uh I don't know when I don't know when you clicked in or clicked off or what may have you I actually spent a good portion of Friday's show talking about how the the Houston Astros are deserving of plenty of respect given their accomplishments so I I encourage you to go ahead and hit rewind on the free Odyssey app if if you'd like to go ahead and hear that conversation now having said that I personally don't look at this team and say oh my god this is a dynasty when I think about a dynasty I'm thinking I'm thinking about a team or an organization that actually does walk away with multiple championships and for the Houston Astros to to have two I I am well aware of what they've done I mean you're telling me about is it six or seven it's seven straight appearances in the American League championship series and what I've said and what we've discussed here for about more than a week now is depending on what happens with this series would depend how they're going to be stamped in a general sense if I gotta look through professional sports flattened period people don't remember second place and the Houston Astros have been great they've been amazing and people will have this conversation for a long time I'm sure somebody will wake up 10 or 15 years from now and say oh my god the Houston Astros were good but were they a dynasty look man there's not gonna have to be conversations or discussions about it when you think about how they started and what they won with that first world series in 2017 and you roll into only an additional championship for me that's a hell of a stretch that's an admirable stretch but I wouldn't go ahead and just say oh my god this is a dynasty you said only only one more world series win so like it's an easy thing no I said if they would have won another one I understand that it's not easy but given the reality of what has taken place and what did not take place I'm not putting them in that space of oh my god these are the New York Yankees who ran out at 1.3 consecutive oh man that's that's tough that's tough well life life life is tough and just like you said winning the world series is tough so I'm sorry but for me going to a LCS and yeah get over the hump okay what are we supposed to do hand out uh hey you won this one and you won what are we supposed to do I mean am I supposed to look nobody is gonna argue that if I gotta start looking at at Braves teams that win the the division every year in the 90s and go to the world series am I supposed to nobody's looking at them calling them a dynasty and so I don't need to hand out participation trophies and here's here's a better part who cares outside of people who want to argue about it whether it be fans or people on the radio or tv who cares they didn't win I don't think Dusty Baker cares I don't think Jose Altuve cares you know what they want they want the championships because there's nothing that takes away from their accomplishments nothing their accomplishments have been nuts they've been amazing New York Yankees fans would love to have even been in the position that the Houston Astros have been in but when it's all said and done who cares about second place what for the fans and you and me to argue about who cares it's about winning it's are you getting that championship and Dusty Baker just said it out of his own mouth people here we have been spoiled with the success if you would have asked Dusty Baker hey y'all a dynasty I'm sure Dusty Baker yeah man why they asking me this crap like I'm out here trying to win a championship I'm trying to lead these guys to a ring y'all worry about that dynasty crap we're trying to win in here because the results are what matters the arguments and stuff yeah that's that's all fun but man I just look at the results we don't need participation trophies here in the the the MLB as well we don't need it we don't it's the JR sport reshow here on CBS Sports Radio eight five five two one two four CBS it's eight five five two one two four CBS it was nice to hear from Adolis Garcia let's see if he can stay hot moving into the World Series and then damn it let's see who he's gonna face in the World Series is it gonna be the Diamondbacks is it gonna be those Phillies Bryce Harper Trey Turner Kyle Schwarber somebody somebody's gonna have to wake up in a game seven we'll talk about it on the other side we're gonna get into some Monday Night Football as well the Vikings beating the San Francisco 49ers 22 to 17 and then how about this in less than 24 hours the NBA season will have started time flies right I thought the Nuggets just won the championship here we are the end of October a new NBA season the Nuggets will be hoisting their banner and some guy named LeBron James will be playing in his 50th season yeah he's been around a long time it's the JR sport reshow on CBS Sports Radio we'll talk about it and your calls on the other side of the break here on CBS Sports Radio don't move let's face the facts everyone wants to feel valued especially your employees in fact a 2023 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