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Welcome into the Winklerverse on this random Tuesday, the 16th of June. No today with Paul on vacation. We'll pick that back up.
Next week had plans to go live and talk about Cooper Pratt and his Brewers' debut. And we're going to do that. And I was going to do that first. And then also talk about Lionel Messi and Argentina. their game against Algeria in the World Cup and whatever happened there.
I don't know how many shows in any realm or platform are going to do a little Lionel Messi and then a little Cooper Pratt. But let this be the first. And possibly last. And I was gonna start with the brewers because a lot of the content lately. has been World Cup driven.
And I know some of you are super into it, and I know some of you. Um are less so. I have seen very little, what soccer? This time around.
So either I'm not being obnoxious enough. Or people have just kind of submitted to the fact that Yeah, people like soccer, dude. And if you don't, that's fine. But a lot of people Do you And for those of us that do, for those of us that love it, this was a big night of this World Cup. The USA the other night was big.
There's a lot of games Uh, that are big, and some of these daytime games, like I probably should have been live during Spain's game. I went on with Carlos early because I wanted to. I just assumed it'd be a blowout, but that was a 0-0 game, which. That's the game. If you ever are like, how can a zero-zero game be exciting?
That's the game. That's how. That's how a team that shouldn't win against a team that should. Draws him to a 0-0 tie, and then still is playing. Cape Verde was playing to win.
They sent everybody up. in extra time. Playing to win, that is how a 0-0 game can be exciting. This was a big night because it's prime time. Mexico played.
Canada played. Those were in the day. The USA played, that was at night. This is the game, I think.
Well, Brazil, Morocco was a big game that had 11 million people watching it on Saturday in New York. But I think this was a game with the finals done, the Stanley Cup done. There's baseball, of course, but this was the event tonight: Argentina versus Algeria, and more specifically, Messi. in prime time for his home country, the defending World Cup. Champions.
Now, you may have seen him play a little bit in MLS. It's not the same. People are not going to flock to their televisions on a Tuesday night. To watch Inner Miami, even if the game is on Fox. But this is Messi at Arrowhead Stadium.
For their first game in the World Cup. And he knocked, well, he knocked in four goals. One was offside, so it didn't count. But he had a hat trick. And I believe that ties him for the all-time World Cup goal scoring lead.
And this was his first World Cup hat-trick, I believe. I also heard that. On the broadcast, 17th minute, 60th minute. And 76 minute, and none of them were cheapies. The second one.
Really impressed me because everything that had happened was set up through him. The goalie just passed midfield, kicked it forward, and Messi immediately trapped it. Was able to deliver a perfect pass. That looked like it was going to be too long, but he knows exactly what he's doing. And then he followed the ball off the shot.
and got the rebound. Let me explain it for you like this. If you're not a soccer guy. He is perfect. He is.
He is a perfect player. He everything he does is perfect. Every touch he makes is perfect. Every every it's it's all perfect. Messi is there's not a bad touch on him.
So you watch like some of these great moments. Oh, 40 points in a finals game. Um And then And then Wow, three turnovers. There's none of that. Messi is it's just perfect.
And I hope. And this is what I think is the case. is that this game was Not too late, maybe on the East Coast, nine o'clock. Um, but where a lot of kids could have stayed up to watch.
Now they'll have some games next Monday. I think their game is around noon central time. But they'll have a bunch of games that you could still watch. But this one, again, prime time with little competition. And Kids need to be watching this because kids love Messi.
All right, my kid wore a messy shirt today. to uh summer camp And he was not the only kid I saw in a messy shirt. In fact, yesterday there were probably more kids in messy shirts. Every kid that I know. Has a messy shirt.
I not everyone, but. of the team And of the team that I coach and the kids that I know through my. My son's friends. I would say I've seen. 75% of uh at least the boys.
In a messy shirt. Or Jersey. Or shorts. I mean, these kids just love Messi and they know him as the goat. I was watching a Royal Rumble.
Because we're going backwards, me and my kid watching Royal Rumbles, and we watched the 2012 Royal Rumble, which is terrible. Like everyone in it's a comedy act. Booker T, Jerry the King Lawler, Michael Cole doing the announcing. They all went in it. At some point, Seamus won.
But When you're watching this and we're watching this rumble. What was I saying? I usually, when I forget what I was saying, I still.
Sort of remember in my head, and I can get back to it if I just stall for a second. Why did I bring up the Royal Rumble? Oh, I remember because finally. Because Tim. At one point they said.
This guy's the goat. And he's like, you think he looks like a goat? And I remember like with Chuck a lot on Chuck and Winkler. I would say goat and he because goat was always bad. Goat He, oh, who was the goat of that game?
He really screwed up. Who's the goat? Goat was always bad. But then it turned into greatest of all time. And kids know Messi is the goal, the goat.
And a lot of these kids too. No, if they ever watch a YouTube video. And like I show speeds a big Ronaldo guy, and he'll say he's the GOAT, but. There's a lot of just like. YouTube Videos.
I've seen way too many. There's these YouTube videos that like Dudes 19 to 26 pump out. And even if it has nothing to do with soccer, they'll do one of these quick cuts to the camera and they'll say, Hey, by the way, kids, who's the goat? Messi or Ronaldo? Subscribe for Messi, like for Ronaldo, or comment.
Why don't you do the same? Uh like fur messy. And leave a comment for. Ronaldo. But he's the goat, and they have shirts that say goat, and they know him as the goat.
And I just think that it's great. you know, growing up. There's just like there were good soccer players, but there's never been like. If you're a kid growing up and you like soccer, you're in a wonderful time. To be able to watch this.
So I hope that a lot of these kids that had messy jerseys watch some of this game. And I hope the parents had the foresight as they're scrambling. Like, we got to get him a new Messi jersey for his birthday. I hope they were like, hey, this guy actually plays that my kid worships. I better watch.
And if you did watch, this is the other thing. You saw exactly what you needed to see. Messi scored a goal. Whew. And then another one.
And then another one. A hat-trick, they subbed them off. Uh just after the 80th minute. Argentina is going to win this game. And it's just been another incredible couple of days.
of soccer here. And I'm just loving it.
Now there's a game tonight at 11. Austria versus Jordan. Um I will be staying up for that. The game's at 11. This is because the World Cup, a lot of years, it's like.
You wanna watch these games, you gotta get up at five in the morning. You know, or you gotta stay up till one in the morning, depending on where it is.
So I like that there's still like weird ass late games, but I don't think that there needs to be. Where is this game being played tonight and why? Is it so late? But there's a couple of these 11 o'clock games. Oh, this is in Santa Clara.
So it's a nine o'clock start time there. Uh, midnight on the east coast, but it's that's like Watching soccer when you should be asleep. That's something that I identify with quite a bit. And so Uh, I'm eager to see that game tonight, but again, what a brilliant performance by Messi! What a great game by the goat.
I know some will say it's Ronaldo. I'm just stunned. Just absolutely stunned. with the performance that Messi put out there. Tonight.
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But um oh boy. Uh it's quite the long. Sign off, but it is his moniker, and we've always supported Greg for.
some reason. Uh Greg's probably the guy who gets on the most shows. of anybody ever. Recently surpassed, though, by JD Vance. I'm only bringing this up because, like, JD Vance was on the view.
And then he was on every Fox show as like a panelist. Like he was doing anchor reads. It's like what the I don't know. More power to them. I'm not going to buy the book, but.
You know. I don't know why I felt the need to mention that. I just, every time I was opening Twitter to look at Messi, I saw him on another show. I mean, he's just like, he's. It's almost like If you're in the Fox studios today, Hey, that's the vice president.
It's like, oh, that's JD. He's in the fourth seat. of Guttfeld. All right, Tim, please. The Brewers And I can get back into the World Cup a little bit, or we can do questions.
I got some. Voicemails I could play if we get around to that. Did want to talk about the Brewers as well because this felt like a pretty monumental night. Not just having the night off yesterday, but then the news that Cooper Pratt. was being Called up and is now an active member of this roster.
This is something that Brewers fans have been waiting for. Cooper Pratt. Did not do much tonight. He started at short. He batted eighth.
He went 0 for 3. I believe they were all groundouts. He did overthrow Bowers over at first. I believe Bowers was over there at the time. He overthrew him.
And so, you know, maybe the jittery nerves or anything like that. But Cooper Pratt made his Brewers debut tonight. Which means That The Sophia Minnard parent interview happened tonight. And that was good to see. And all of his brothers were there.
I believe three brothers he has. The oldest of four boys, if I'm not mistaken. That means you're sick as fuck by experience. Um but Cooper Pratt In the In the um Batting lineup. And uh batting eighth.
I don't know what this means, Andy. I I don't know what you're talking about. Green Bay may lose the Packers now. Ba ha ha ha. That would be the funniest thing ever, LMAO.
I d I don't know what that's referencing. I know Facebook's a nasty place and there's a lot of Like Matt LaFleur's adopted a lot of puppies over the last year. There's some thing going on between lawmakers and the Sports Broadcasting Act and all that stuff. If it if it's related to that. that I am duly misinformed.
As that's one of these stories I look at and say. Mm-hmm. Anytime a politician Gets involved. In sports TV broadcasting rights. Either side.
Don't listen. Don't pay attention to it. It's all gobbledygook. It's all nonsense. Oh, Ohio State shouldn't play at noon.
Remember that guy from Ohio? Of course you don't. Because he gets in the news for one day. And then he fades away.
So I don't I don't know what the hell you're talking about. And um And I don't think I want to know. I just, you, you, you live in your. You live in your zone where you think that that's a thing and And I don't need to interfere. You know?
I don I I don't Your lights are on, I'll just keep walking right on by. That's fine. Cooper Pratt, though, he got the eight-year extension, 50 million bucks. This is a new strategy for the Brewers, where they are paying guys before they ever get to the big leagues. Um my son Who I told this is our new guy, Cooper Pratt.
My son has a future in being a sports radio caller. Because we watched the first at-bat and then he got out. And he goes. This guy stinks. And I said.
Yeah, what's he doing? What's he doing here, bud? Let's get him off the team. This guy stinks. Little does he know he went 0 for 3.
With all groundouts, and he made a throwing mistake. Um so he'll be he'll be all riled up. To call after that. But this is a strategy. that we assume will work.
It's worked for the Braves. Cunha and Albies and these guys, they sign them to big deals. And that means they buy out their arbitration, so we don't have to worry about that every year. And then they feel secure that, hey, even before I made it to the show, I got 50 million bucks coming. And that's a gamble some people are going to take and some people don't want to take.
I would absolutely take it if I were in their position, especially with the impending lockout. Um Especially with that. I would just, I would, I would take the money. You don't know what things are going to look like after.
So I don't think the brewers are doing this separate from. The lockout. I don't think what the brewers are doing. Is unaffected by the fact that there may not be baseball next season. I think that they are purposely.
Looking at guys that they want long term, saying, Let's lock these guys up. you know, let the chips fall where they may. If there's gonna be a salary floor. We're going to get these guys cheaper. If there's going to be a salary cap, we're going to be able to fit them in.
I don't think it's independent from that. I'm maybe wrong. I usually never am. But I don't think it's independent. From that.
Now, you take a risk. They did this with Lara too. You take a risk.
Well, what if the guy sucks? This is guaranteed money here in baseball, we're talking about.
So if the guy sucks. Um then then you've made a mistake. But that is the risk reward that you're trying to take with these guys. They've done their due diligence. It is likely these guys will not suck.
That's at least what they're banking on. Um but you know there could be injury or whatever I You could Corey Kosky. Like, remember, Corey Kosky just fell wrong and he. I mean, couldn't see. You never know if a free thing is going to happen or not.
So you're taking that risk, but I do think. with this brewer's front office, they have put everything into making sure that this is a win-win for both sides. I don't think they're trying to take advantage of these players. I think they understand the framework in which they are currently operating and maybe. in the future operating in.
So I don't think they're trying to take advantage of anybody. But they're also not just going to give money to the next available Um prospect It is Interesting. Do they have because it seems like they're giving away a lot of money? or they're giving out a lot of money. you know, fifty million dollars.
But again, if that's spread over eight years. If you're looking at uh What, five, six a year? You're looking at something like that.
So, It's not gonna destroy you. But I don't think they're doing anything. Um They're not taking advantage of these guys. And these guys don't feel like they're probably taking advantage of the Brewers. It's a win win.
Now they've got a few guys to do it.
Some more guys may be apt to do it. But then are you going to lose the money for the guys At the big league level, are you going to lose that? Are you going to take out from your pot to go get a free agent. Um but that doesn't seem to be the brewer's MO anyway.
So I don't know. It's interesting. We'll see if it works out. These won't always work out at some point. If they continue to do this, They will give a seven-year 50 million, 65 million, 80 million dollar contract.
to a guy and it will not work out. Even if you look at the big contract they gave Yelich. I mean, he's getting paid a lot of money. Um and he's not worth the money he's getting paid. In a vacuum.
But they did that for a bunch of different reasons. And I do, when I look at this team, I do like smile every time Yelich is there. Because Yellich has become the brawn. Where Braun was with Fielder and Hardy and Hard and weeks. And then when Yalich and some of these newer guys came up, Braun was still there.
Well, now Yelich is the old guy in the clubhouse. And he's seeing Churio up. He's seeing Terang up. He's seeing Contreras getting traded for Garrett Mitchell, Cooper Pratt. I mean, he's looking around and these guys are 10 years younger.
Then Ham Brewers, oh, by the way. I'll mention that. They won tonight, two to one. They beat the Guardians. Robert Gasser, five and two-thirds.
Just two hits allowed, struck out five. You'll never believe who got the win. Blew a save and then got the win. Aaron Ashby, so galaxy brain work from him.
So that puts his record now at 10-0. And then Uribe and McGill getting the save. The Brewers won on home runs. Both of the Toyota. Territory, I believe.
Terang in the fourth and Garrett Mitchell. In the sevens, so a big night. For the Milwaukee Brewers with two swings of the bat take a 2-1. Victory. And they are now 44.
And 26 Four and a half up. of the St. Louis Cardinals, seven and a half up. of the Chicago Cubs. And the last time we did a standings check in the NL Central here.
Everyone was still over 500. In the division. The Pirates are a game under. And the Reds are Two games. Under.
Yeah. Sad to say. Ben says Yelly might be the last big contract we dish out. And unfortunately, I missed the soccer game. I saw what you were up to, though.
I saw you, you had the little grill going with the Miller Light in the backyard.
So you had a good night as well. I saw. Uh, those posts that you made about that, Bryn says. Rukru has always been my number two NL team, and baseball is better when they're good. I'm writing high.
on the Nats right now though. LOL. Is baseball better when they're good? That's a good question. Is baseball better when the Milwaukee Brewers are good?
I don't know that that resonates because you could say the same about the Rays. But how much, as a Brewers fan, have you talked about the Rays this year, other than, hey, The Rays are kind of like the AL Brewers. I'll take your word on it. You know, if you're a Nats guy out in DC and you think baseball's better when the Brewers are good. Um sure.
Sure. Small market teams. Means being good makes me more invested. All right. Yeah, I like that.
I like that. Argument. But is baseball better when the Yankees are good, we would say? Yeah. So yeah.
Is baseball better when the Dodgers are good?
Well, maybe not. Is baseball better because the Mets are bad? Yeah, kinda. I think so. You know what's better when they're good is college football is better when the Badgers are good.
Because they're kind of brewery, right? It's like, oh, they're better than they thought. And then they won 10 games. And then They don't win anything. They had a good season.
Then maybe want a rose bowl. But they never like want anything. Is this year going to be different for the Brewers? Is this year going to be different? Does anyone feel that yet?
Does anyone feel like, hey, this year is going to be different? Because I do go back to The Lockout. Situation. If I was in charge of the Brewers. And I'm already taking risk and reward.
And I know. That we are a team. That We want to be good and we don't want to be bad. We are we're we're doing we're bite to the apple. Summer of Entertainment and Passion.
We want to be competitive. Every year. Every year, we're going to put out a roster that you're going to look at and say. Ah, geez. 78 wins, but it's the Brewers, so maybe 85.
And then they're going to go out and win 95. And that is a really nice lane that they found themselves in. The issue is. If you try to get out of that lane. By shooting up.
So, you're in this nice, comfortable lane. If you try to get out of it and like go all in. Or push your chips in the middle, or try to bring in a big rental or some sort of trade at the deadline. Then you're taking away. From The strategy that you've built, where guys come up.
You trade guys like even an Isaac Collins and a Caleb Durbin. These were guys that were in the rookie of the year voting. Caleb was third. And it wasn't good enough. We got to trade and get other guys in here.
So if you're the Brewers. The moment you say, We're going to do a little more this time. Yes, you are risking. That you're going to get better, that's going to happen, but you're also risking. that eventually then you'll get worse.
So it's like. It's like Feel good now, but pain later. Or just feel pretty okay all the time. And the moment you try to feel better, you know you're going to feel worse. It's like those people.
Uh that get headaches. After they Have After they s after they get naked and have sex.
So I read about this.
Sometimes people get. Headaches. Not me. I gave the other people headaches. And regret when they're like, ooh.
Jake says this is a bonus year. Once guys like Made and Pina are up, there will be a 3-4 window to go for it. Ben, this year is make the World Series or bust. If they don't even make the World Series, I'll be depressed. for a long time.
And again, so that's where next year comes into play. And if I were the Brewers, I would say. I'm going to play under the assumption next year's not happening. I'm I'm just gonna assume. For us, next year is not happening.
So, we're going to pay these guys. We're going to bring them up. We're going to make a trade. We're not going to trade the top prospects, but. Everybody that the fans don't know is a household name.
Like, we're not trading the Cooper Pratts, we locked them up. We're not trading, you know, Jesus Made. He's going to be the guy. But there's other guys in our system that are available to trade because we're going to try to go all in. this season.
knowing that we have a year to kind of recoup. and refigure it out. for 2028.
So I wouldn't go like all in all in. Where you're trading a lot of these prospects. But I would go I would go all in thinking 2027 doesn't exist. And I don't know how it's going to. I don't know how it's going to.
I keep thinking this, and I've thought this for three years, and I say it and. Is this going to be one of those things where it's like. Oh, we were so afraid of the big thunderstorm coming and then it just rained in Franklin. I don't think so. I think the forecast is right on this one.
So, I personally would play like 2027 doesn't exist, or I would just tell the guys like. Yeah, we're going to feel a good baseball team if you guys. Fucking show up. Or if we let you show up. But We are planning in Milwaukee to um go all in in 2026 and We're going to give this ballpark over the Savannah Bananas for fucking 15 nights out of next summer.
And let the Milkmen play a series here or some shit. I don't know. Could you imagine no baseball? for a whole summer. If you're going to have a lockout baseball, could you have done it in a World Cup summer?
Could you have done it now?
So that we still have other stuff like Going on? If Cooper Pratt wasn't up today, I don't know how much of this game I'd watch. I mean, I'd probably throw it on the. computer, maybe. But I was like invested.
I got to see how this kid's going to do. And I want to see what number he's wearing. Was he number 12? Um So yeah, I mean, I'm pretty wrapped up in the World Cup, so Bad timing, baseball. Do things on the BART schedule, please.
The BART schedule. The roster move. to bring up Cooper Pratt. was to then DFA Uh Yeah. Luis Ranhifo.
And I kind of feel bad for him. I mean, I know he's getting paid. I didn't hear you come in. I just see Ben's face. Jesus Christ threw his shit up.
My thing didn't pop. I didn't hear you come in. Ben, Ben L is here. Ben L. What's up, Bart?
Good evening. Hey, thanks for checking out Tom's. Yeah, thanks for uh we we bought the seats, my wife and I, for uh The game, it was awesome. It was a great experience. I'm bummed I missed like seeing The Miz live that night.
But The both were pretty historic events, I thought. Probably equal for a Wisconsin fan. I was watching this the other day, the U.S.-Paraguay game, and I was so wrapped into that and just having a great time. And then. Um I text like the guys I was with, like, hey, that was fun.
You know, one of those texts. And he's and I said, I just can't believe a 4-1 win. And the guy, the other guy goes. Oh man, even more crazy what Miz did. And I'm like, yeah, Miz is great.
I had no idea. Until like 11 o'clock that night. I just was not on my radar at all. But yeah, that was great. I saw the pitch.
I saw the 104 or 105. Pitch. But then at the end, when they showed 15K's, I was like, wow, that's amazing. But I still didn't know that it was a Maddox until. The next day, under 100 pitches and everything.
So. I don't know, it's a tough choice 'cause I I I'm not like a Die-hard soccer fan, but I do really enjoy the World Cup, have my whole life. That's not the complete reason why I hopped on. I just wanted to comment on Jake's, kind of on Jake's comment for next year and your comment for next year. Um I agree with you significantly that You have to Prepare like next year isn't going to happen, and Jake's mindset.
I think he could be right. But I don't think the team is ever going to be better. Than what we currently have in the system. Like it's the same. It's bites at the World Series at this point then.
Yeah, I mean, it should be. This team's good enough. They got a good enough manager. They've already shown you that. They're not playing around this year, and I don't think.
I don't think anybody's catching them. That's a long season, sure, but they seem like Even when there's a little speed bump, they're right back at it. They're winning. You know, they they're they're winning games that are very losable. Yeah, I don't even think they can fuck mess themselves up because, like, yeah, devil magic, even tonight with Murph.
Pulling Vaughan. To hit Freylich in a grand slam spot. You don't he's he's he's just doing stuff like there's no way he does that in the playoffs And I mean it they won! They won! Two to one, and you did that move.
It's crazy. Like, it's almost like tempting. What do we have to do to not be good? I don't want to go there, though. Oh, I just got an email from Twitter.
I posted video of Messi scoring and uh Oh, they didn't like that.
Now I got a I got a Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
So I gotta unlock my account. These popular people problems.
Well, no, 'cause I I took a video of Messi scoring. Just to highlight like every touch is great. Yeah. I was thinking about watching the game, or at least the highlights, because I didn't even catch what happened. What did Argentina won, I'm assuming?
Yeah, three, nothing and uh Messi scored all three goals. Oh, shit. Wow. He's insane. That's amazing.
It's the best. He is just, I mean, he's the best. Look at even Andrew Wagner's watching the game. Look at this.
Okay. Uh anything else? No, appreciate the platform as always and uh Go Winkler verse. Ghost Conservation Forts, man. USA Friday, two o'clock.
Friday two o'clock. I'll have a post game. I will have a post game. I'll have to stream it at work or something. You know what I mean?
Like. I'll yeah, whatever. We'll figure it out. I'll figure it out. get the work colleagues into it maybe.
Yeah. Yeah. You can do yeah, I believe in you, Ben. Thanks, Bart. Yeah.
All right. Have a good night. I'll see ya. Ben, when people jump in, there's a little face on the bottom of my screen, and it normally makes a sound that I can hear. I didn't hear his and I switched back and forth and then There was Ben, and he was normally Ben's like on the video, he's in his car.
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That's code podcast at gr-n-s.co-o. Jake says Brewers being a good team through a rebuild is a blessing and a curse. Because they're like always rebuilding. They're like always in this process. and we just talked about that the other thing with uh ranhifo i do feel bad for him Because no one liked him.
He hit like 205. I mean, you didn't do anything. And I feel bad because the Brewers know they're going to bring up Cooper Pratt. At some point. But they don't bring him up right away, service time or whatever, get him more reps.
It's just when you look at some of these. rosters and they always talk about this. Like when you look at some of these rosters. On opening day, they caution you.
Well, it's just the opening day roster. That doesn't mean it's, and they're right. I mean, there's so many guys on these opening day rosters. I try to do the sparkle quizzes. I forget all these dudes because it's just you're you're here for what?
And then throughout the season, you bring in like the Eric Selgards and the Nate Orfs, and there's all these guys that the team doesn't care about you, like they care about Pratt, they care about Yelich. They care about all that kind of stuff. But They don't care about some of these other guys. They're just warm bodies. And Renhifa was always that.
Now, whether he accepts the demotion in Nashville and we see him again later, I don't know. But um We'll find out what happens. Uh with that. I do have a slightly controversial brewers. Um, broadcasting take if you'd like to hear it.
Oh, you would great. And I know there was some charitable aspects to tonight. But we were a little heavy on the guest tonight. You know, Matt Arnold, I get it. Cooper Pratt's up.
Okay, Sophia in the crowd. I mean, I get it. Then you got the other thing on top of it. I just felt like sometimes I watch these Brewers broadcasts. And it feels more like a talk show is happening with a game in front of them.
This is a very I'm not even sure this is a complaint. It's something I noticed. And was like. Huh. A TV complaint is Fox going full screen commercial during the hydration break.
In soccer, which A, they don't need, and B, fuck you. Stopping a soccer, you might as well just stop the clock and play quarters at this point. And I think that would be a sin. But you might as well do it. Let's not fool anybody.
We are not playing halves here. We are playing quarters. Teams are getting three minutes to Restrategize and move pieces around and Totally changed momentum. Part of soccer is the endurance. You need to be able to go for 90 minutes with a halftime.
Two 45-minute spurts. And that's why you see so much flopping in the past because these guys do get tired. Guess what? You haven't complained about flopping as much this World Cup. You know why?
Because now, if you're down and you need attendance, They take you off the field for a full minute.
So these guys don't flop anymore. And all they ever did to flop was really. Really either time wasting or to catch their breath.
So, it's like a double thing.
So, in one, you could say, oh, hydration breaks are good now, less people are flopping, but that's a byproduct of something else happening. But that's a sin. But I just thought the Brewers I I really Like the Brewers. Broadcast. I like the whole thing.
Um And I like the drone shots, but we don't. Like every broadcast, you shouldn't be trying to win a fucking sports Emmy.
Okay. I get it. You could put a drone outside of Miller Park and see the skyline. I don't need that every game. Again.
I'm not saying these are complaints. I've got other things to worry about. But on the topic of the Brewers. These are things I have noticed. And tonight I noticed there was just a lot of action.
And BA was back. Maybe BA was like, hey. I like this team. I was in France. I've been doing NBA.
I haven't followed this team nearly as much as I think I need to. Could you give me a few crutches? I feel even bad insinuating that. Because he's great. And I feel even worse.
I almost don't want to say it. I kind of missed levering on the T V tonight. I kinda heard BA and it was kinda just like Levering's really taken that job and made it his thing. Again, these are not complaints. They're not even like They're not even like caterpillar complaints.
Like, they're not going to cocoon up into a butterfly, and then, like, they're not even the basis for what's going to turn into a complaint, is what I'm saying. These are just things that I'm thinking about And noticing.
Okay. Bennett, to answer this question from JR. Totally normal for a grown man to be sitting in their car alone at 10:30 at night. Hope that dude is okay. Ben later said he's at the grocery store.
I first thought that was going to say totally normal for a grown man to be sitting in their car. to be sitting in their basement alone. At 10.30 at night. Hope that dude is okay. Happy Play Sound Drift.
Promo code BART. I have to get into one of these. Tonight. I do like the Celts. You better have merch options at the tailgate.
You will sell out and make money. You know what I really want to do? Hold on, you know what I really wanna do? I wanna do giveaways at the tailgate. This is gonna be August 6th.
Mm-hmm. Rumors pirates. Because for the last tailgate. I bought this giant roll of tickets. And I've just been sitting on a giant roll of tickets.
And so, maybe I thought I could do like a ticket giveaway. Also, controversial, not really, but another tailgate note. I believe I'm not going to buy a tailgate space. I'm going to recruit. two or three of you to get there early with me.
And so we can just like have four spots. Because I don't need to be paying 500 bucks for a space, right? Or two spaces. Nobody really does it. That way.
I need a Winkler versus flat brim. Like, I need it. Yeah, we got, I mean, I got, I got it. I get it. I I I am I'm on it.
I need one. Promoting all this other shit. I wear SummerSlam 94 a bunch. Celters the purchase. Yeah, I gotta.
We'll do it good, but I am going to recruit some people. And I'll need help on the grill. Um I don't know where Matt's been. I think he's here. I don't want to just text Matt and be like.
Hey, I haven't seen you on the show in a while. And I hire you to hire him. I'll hire him. Yeah, fuck it. I'll hire him.
There we go, problem solved. All right, so great night for Messi, great night for the Brewers. Uh great night for The Winkler verse. Any time we get the chance to hang out for a little bit. It always is.
I've been tracking where I'm going. For these World Cup games, I did think I'd get to more places by now, but. One of the problems is these games at five o'clock. You know, kid just comes home from camp. And we like to play.
We play basketball tonight. And we play Royal Rumbles on 2K26. I do fear he's addicted.
Well, I don't fear it. I know it. I see it. He comes home and I don't even. Yeah.
Uh peas his pans on the way to Fire up the PlayStation 5. And it's very native to him now. He knows exactly how everything works. Anyway. I'm going to go upstairs and give him a kiss good night.
And then I'm going to come back downstairs and watch Austria. Jordan. Pulse game show for that if anyone's interested. Otherwise, we'll talk later. in the week.
Reminder next Tuesday. We'll be live. I'm just about to go. I'm just about to go. Finally, I caught one live.
But we'll be live next Tuesday for the bulk of the NBA draft. A little bit of a little bit of a. What's a good word for that? What's a good word if I'm going to be broadcasting live for the NBA draft? And you can View the NBA draft.
Along with me. And I could kind of be like the second screen. How about um?
Okay. Watch party? We up for a watch party? How about that? That sounds like a good idea.
Let's get that trademark, Tim. Thank you all for stopping. Oh, yeah. The Giannis stuff. Um.
Just a matter of when. I wondered if it was you, Brendan. I miss you, bud. I should like Text you. Not tonight, but I'll say hi to eat them another time.
I do, I do miss you. I do miss you. Um all right. Oh, if I'm trying to get a Chuck and Wicket reunion, I would want you on that. We were going to do it in March Manus and then.
I don't know, we get an excuse and then I just. I let a lot of things just like drop. You know what? Today's going to be the first day of the rest of my life. We're going to turn shit around, starting today.
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