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So Ryan Spilberg joins me momentarily.
Well, next segment. But before we get to that, I want to start the new hour because we barely even got into that absurd weekend of college football yesterday, which was probably a relief for a number of you, a bunch of fan bases that are still trying to pick up the pieces from all the carnage. Looking at you, George. A bulldog fan, or you Notre Dame fan, or you Alabama fan, or you IU fan, but especially you Texas Longhorn fan, because Texas officially has a situation, an Arch Manning situation, an Arch Manning could actually get benched situation, an Arch could even get run out of town situation. If you can even believe that it's come to this.
I mean, that's the conversation this week. After yet another lackluster Arch performance, which ended with yet another catastrophic late-game turnover from Arch, that doomed Texas. Which is why nobody was really surprised as Pete Thamel's report yesterday that Arch's redshirt freshman backup. Redshirt freshman backup KJ Lacey Jr. is going to see some first-team reps in practice this week.
Let me translate that for you: Arch better improved, or Arch is going to get his ass benched. Bench the salt. Maybe as soon as Saturday. Which, considering the hype and the expectations for both Arch and this team, is pretty shocking right now. A shocking place for Texas to be.
But somehow, not shocking at all if you've seen these games.
Now, I'm not trying to say that Arch is the only problem with Texas right now, and the entire reason why they lost back-to-back games and tumbled from the top-ranked team in the nation all the way down to 19—that free fall. I'm not saying it's all on him. In fact, it would help him out tremendously if Texas could somehow rediscover their running game. And get that back on rails at some point.
So it's not all on Arch. I'm not saying that. It's just impossible to deny or ignore these catastrophic turnovers in crunch time, the last two weeks, because they both led directly to brutal losses. Here is what happened this week against Florida. Timeout is heading our way.
Second and eight. They get to the ball. Came out. The ball. Came out on that sack.
Florida's got it. Florida with a strip sack and a recovery that time. That is Clark in that pile. Was Miles Graham involved as well? Miles Graham comes on the blitz.
He's able to get home. Arch Manning puts it on the turf. And Florida able to jump on it. I think it was Kanye Clark. I mean, maybe what fourteen, fifteen yards from being in field goal position.
Puts it on the ground. Tough spot to fumble. Even tougher spot to fumble if you threw two picks in the fourth quarter of last week's loss against your arch rivals. You do that, you're going to have the coach thinking about putting in the next guy, even if your name is Arch Manning. In fact, if he had any other name, the next guy probably would be getting the next start.
The real question everybody is asking in Austin this week is, why is this dude not getting any better? Why is he not progressing? It's a fair question because I think we can all agree that progress is really hard to spot when it comes to Arch. Like he's not all bad. In fact, he has made a huge, clutch, big-time throw.
In fact, did so late in the Florida game. It's just that overall, he's really not improving. If anything, he might be going the other way. He might be backsliding as this season goes on. I don't think anybody really wants to see this dude get benched or failed, and I think that everybody was willing to have some patience.
It's just that it's been years. Actual years now, the results are not there, and Arch looks nothing like the potential number one overall pick that he was supposed to be. Hell, he barely even resembles a Manning out there, honestly. And about that whole number one overall pick thing, that was always going to be a long shot coming off this season. But there was always that possibility that he could come back to Texas for one more year if need be.
However, is that even really still a possibility? I mean, of course, it would be a good idea for Arch to play another college season. We already know that. It would be a terrible idea to enter the draft. We already know that.
But would Texas even want him back? Is that an incredible thing that even ask? Would Texas even want this guy back, or would Arch want to keep playing in a system where he's not developing? These are both very valid questions that I never thought we'd be asking, but here we are. Here, the here the hell we are.
Imagine the chaos, though. Even if this guy's not anywhere near what he should be or what we thought he would be, imagine the chaos if this dude did hit the portal. No, it does not seem to be working out at Texas, but I can promise you, if this dude were to hit the portal, it'd be full on chaos. And you'd be shocked at the names involved and the possibilities. I mean, it's kind of fun to think about, right?
Still, plenty of ball left. They're not done yet. If they lose again, they are. They're not done yet. But but what if we project ahead?
Because looking at their schedule, it's very possible they will lose again. What if he transferred out? Where would that guy go?
Well, anywhere he wanted, but where could that guy go? What if he ended up in I don't know, say LSU? What if he ended up in Indiana? Imagine Arch with Lane. Imagine Arch even with Sig.
As much as this dude has struggled, I'd still love to see this guy get a season in. Maybe in another system and see what happens. I know I'm not the only one. That said, I would love to see it work out in Austin in the end. And it's not over yet.
The situation can still be salvaged. To his credit, I thought that he sounded good and he said the right things about his struggles when he met with the media yesterday. This was one media session that he did handle well. Yeah, I just told him that I fully expect myself to play better, and I haven't put good film on tape the past five weeks. And I'm going to be better, and I'm going to be better for my teammates, and be better for myself, and be better for the coaches.
The losing is never fun, and not playing well isn't fun. But I think this team is built for adversity. I'm built for adversity, and we're going to respond. I know that it's hard to not have a chip on my shoulder right now. I'll tell you that.
I think I play better with it on. I think we just gotta, you know, play like we practice and let it rip and and have some fun. I feel like I've been a little too hesitant. To be quite honest, like you said, just let it rip. I'm gonna I'm gonna dial the hill of I'm letting it rip.
What am I doing best? I think I'm gonna respond best to this adversity. Good answers. He held that right, and by the way, dude, you are playing with too much hesitation. Let it rip, man!
Let it rip. I like it, but he's got to back it up. I mean, he's saying all the right things. Easy to say all the right things. A lot tougher to clean up those catastrophic mistakes and stop making them.
Let it rip! Again, the good news for Arch and Texas is the season's not over yet for Texas. The bad news, next up for the Longhorns, is that witch. Trinidad Chambliss and Ole Miss.
So you better have a chip on your shoulder. You better put a boulder on your shoulder, Arch, because if you're somehow going to salvage this situation, and it is a situation, it needs to start right this freaking second. Like it already should have started this week. This is your biggest week. It's got to start right now.
Got to turn this thing around right bleeping now. Otherwise, the unthinkable, bro. You're not going first overall. You don't look like an NFL quarterback right now at all. You look like a guy that needs more seasoning, that needs more work, that needs another year of college.
But do you need another year of college at Texas? We are not getting better. You're not progressing. And who would have thought? The thought being, man, you put that guy with Sark at Texas with all those weapons around him.
He's going to be great. And that has not been the case at all. The guy was outplayed by a backup against Florida. At Big Gams, one in chat quote Archie, already in New York Jets form. J E T S Jets Jets Jets is not hard to spell.
I mean. Maybe he'll be out there seeing ghosts, talking about how windy it is, getting knocked out by a D lineman. Richard Torres, quote: "Arch is laughing to the bank." Right. The bank is open on a Saturday. I don't know if he's laughing.
He's going to the bank. There's nothing funny about it. I don't think I honestly don't think that Arch is saying, "Hey man, I'm all good. I got bank. I got mine, bro." He comes from a very wealthy family.
I don't think he's laughing to the bank. He's embarrassing the family. He's embarrassing himself. He's embarrassing the fam. He's got to live with the Manning that didn't make it.
As the Manning that didn't make it, if he doesn't get right, I don't think, dude, it's as simple as hey man, Arch is good. He's laughing all the way to the bank. He was already rich. He already came from a very wealthy family. I don't think nil money is making it right for Arch.
Believe me, I think this dude's feeling it. I think this guy knows I'm not getting it done. I'm failing. I'm letting a lot of people down. I'm letting myself down.
I'm letting my teammates down. I'm letting the nil objective down. Collective, I should say. No, I don't think that's the case at all. I don't think he's laughing at anything.
Honestly. DLH 1029, my man, Super Dave. Rome, Arch Manning is really cool, and it's sad he gets all this overhype and attention because he is a Manning. Hope his mentality is okay, bro. Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave, my guy, dude.
You've been around forever. This comes with the territory. It comes with the last name. The the family and Arch himself. Remember, they all tried to tamp down the expectations when he got there.
Even Arch. Remember, Arch was saying things like, "I haven't accomplished anything." It's almost like Arch knew, but it comes with the territory. When Gramps is Arch, and Peyton and Eli are in the fam, and your Arch Manning. Of course, it comes with a territory. You go to Texas.
You have that last name. You have all that hype. This is all part and parcel. What do you expect? Like everybody, get off his back.
The name on his back is Manning. It's fair. This is what you signed up for, dear Jim. If at first you don't succeed, portal. When the going gets tough.
Portal, Ron in S L O. I don't think this guy wants to do that. I think for most guys, that's true. Derek Carr talked about it. We've all talked about that.
I don't think this guy wants to do that. I think this guy wants to be successful, and I think he wants to be successful at UT. I don't think this guy wants to go somewhere else.
However, he may have no choice. If he continues to make crushing, devastating turnovers to cost them games, he may have no choice. All right.
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All right, as promised, we're joined right now by a former major leaguer. He played seven years for the Colorado Rockies. He was a two-time All Big West Conference selection at UC Santa Barbara. We're in fact, he is Gaucho royalty. He is currently an analyst for the Rockies' TV broadcasts, MLB on Apple TV and Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio.
He is everywhere. He is Ryan Spielberg. Spielberg, always great. Hi, my dude. How you doing, my brother?
Yeah, it's always great to see you, man. You look fantastic. Thanks for having me on. You too, Spilly. You always look great.
You sound great. Always good to have you on.
So let me start right here. The Rays finished off the Guardians last night. They clinched their first World Series appearance since 2020. Spilly, what stands out to you about this Rays squad and how they were able to nail down the pennant?
Well, my my favorite part about this rumor is that you have the two best teams in baseball standing. I mean, the Milwaukee Brewers won 103 games. They were they dismantled the Dodgers, much to people's shock. And what they did is, you know, they were able to play good quality baseball. And same with the Rays.
The Rays won the American League East. They won 98 games. They are fantastic. They can pitch. They play great defense.
They steal bags. They hit for average. They hit for on base percent. Percentage, they bunt so. Like for me, as a as a fan of just watching good baseball, I am so much looking forward to this matchup because you know a lot of people talk about market size and payrolls.
That part frustrates me because what the Rays and the Brewers both do. Is that they're they're near the top of baseball when it comes to their front office and their analytics and their scouts? Like they have basically an army of people that help their teams perform at a very high level.
So if you're a fan of baseball and you love young players like a Junior Caminero or a Jackson Churio, this Brewers Rays World Series is going to be exactly what you want. We're getting past the three true outcomes. It's not homer, walk, punch out. You're gonna see hit, steal, bunt, sac fly. And that for me is going to be awesome.
I like it. Ryan Spilberg is joining us. Spilly, I agree with you. It's a great matchup. It's a really great matchup, and I also agree with you.
What we have here are not only two great teams, but two great organizations, which is why they are there. And there's no freakish way. They didn't back their way into it. They didn't freak their way into it. They earned their way into it.
Not to be a big buzzkill, but this whole notion of small market teams. I mean, Spilly, I thought that's why there was going to be a lockout because the Dodgers and the Evil Empire were. Baseball? Do we need a salary cap if these two small market teams are in the World Series? Ah.
You know that it's such a funny thing to talk about with the salary cap because I mean I was part of Major League Baseball's Players Association, a union rep for every year that I played in the big leagues, and I was part of the executive committee back in 2012. I think if we want a cap, it's it's not a cap for competitive balance. It's not a cap for you know to to make sure that the small market teams can match up against the big market teams. The the cap, if if we're really talking. About this is strictly for owners to maximize franchise value.
That's it. As soon as they get a cap, if they ever got one, it's it just it could possibly double the franchise value.
So has nothing to do with competitive integrity. And even the way that it's currently structured, where you know the bottom of the of the mark is sixty nine percent of the top. If you were to do the version like we see in the NFL or the NBA or even the NHL. These teams have to spend ninety five percent of the cap space, so we're asking teams like the Reds or the Pirates to spend about one hundred and fifty million dollars because that's where the owners have not been, you know, forthcoming. They've added the benefit package to now the payroll.
So originally, like the payroll and benefit package is off books.
Now they're trying to make sure that it's in it, and now they can control costs.
So the idea that the Reds are going to spend six. Percent of the cap still gives you the exact same spot. You're still going to have large markets versus small markets, and then the biggest issue here for me is when you think about okay, let's let's talk about this. Let's say they do get a cap. How many people are wanting to go play for those cities?
Are you are you telling me if if all of a sudden everybody spends about the same that all the markets are still the places that you want to go? No, people are still want to go to San Diego. They're still going to want to go to L.A. or New York or Texas because of some of the tax benefits. They're going to want to go to Florida.
They're not going to want to go to some of the Midwest Midwest places like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. It doesn't matter.
So you're always going to have An issue with markets, and that's that's the problem. Where players are saying this doesn't fix anything. The only thing it fixes is that the franchise values for these owners goes up. That's about it. That's all it does.
Hey Spilly, thank you very much for the best ever answer on that issue to date.
Well done, Ryan Spillburg joining us. Nailed it, crushed it, Spilly. You talked about Caminero. Let me ask you something: As somebody who played in the major leagues, and then as somebody who grew up watching major league baseball, you understand the code and how the code has evolved. You know me; I'm older than you, so I've seen all these things.
People losing their minds about Caminero, or people saying it's the greatest thing ever. What did you think watching him take thirty-seven seconds to get around the bases? Was it the best thing ever or the worst thing ever? Because that's the way social media is, right? There is no gray area.
It's either the best thing ever or the worst thing ever. It's not the worst thing ever. No, and like the the part about this, where I, I, you know, I played winter ball for five years, and and Junior Caminero, you know, a lot of this has to do with you know the Latin style of baseball, which is this is normal. You go watch a game in Dominican or Venezuela or Puerto Rico in winter ball. This is normal.
And for me, I know a bunch of like old school players, guys from the seventies, eighties, nineties, and even two thousand. I've been speaking up long about this. Hey, we don't do that stuff. That's fine. You didn't do it.
That's okay. It's okay that that's not what you drive with. But for a player in that moment, a game six to enjoy it to celebrate, I hit 42 big league home runs. I don't think I enjoyed it at all. Right?
Like you had to act as if you had to run around the bases head down. Like do do do do do. This is like way more enjoyable. You hit a homer in a huge stage. Front of your friends and family to get to the World Series, I don't mind it one bit.
Yeah, look at this one, Junior Caminero and Winterball. This ball went like nine hundred feet, and so this is this is normal. This is and it should be okay. It shouldn't be like a condemnation on Latin American baseball. This is just the brand of baseball that people play.
And I will point out when we when we watch the Brewers take on the Dodgers, William Contreras hit a ball. In Milwaukee, and it took him, I think, thirty-five seconds to get around the bags. I asked some Dodgers the next day. I was like, "Hey, does that is that offensive?" And they were like, "What are you talking about?" I was like, "Did you were you offended by the home run?" He was like, "They don't even know. They don't care.
The guys between the lines do not care about this stuff. It's all the people on the outside. The players could care less." They don't even notice it.
So, you know, if you if you're going to have a take, make sure it's a good one. I'm just telling you that the players don't care. This is part of the game and enjoy it. Ryan Spilberg is joining us. Spilberg, speaking of the Dodgers, given the way that Milwaukee went right through them, is that the end of the dynasty, or is that just a pause in the dynasty?
That's a great question. I'm not sure, just because I mean we're talking about some of the players getting older. Mookie Betts is getting older. You have Freddie Freeman getting older. I'm not sure what's going on with Shohei, but I mean I'm assuming the worst.
We're going to hear some sort of surgery this offseason, maybe multiple surgeries. I don't think he pitches again. I think we're at the point now where we might seem in the outfield just so you could have the DH spot available to him to other players. Look, the the dynasty of the Dodgers and I point this out when it comes to the Dodgers. It's not all about the payroll.
They have elevated every team in Major League Baseball because they have spent on front office scouting, medical. They've gotten the best out of players. Think about some of the guys that they have on the roster, like at Max Muncie. He was from a scrap heap. Like they, they basically found him from Oakland and basically found him to find his swing.
They've done that with numerous people.
So, like the Dodgers have elevated the sport by how they've invested. In the players, so is the dynasty coming to an end? Maybe with this version of this team, but not the Dodgers. The Dodgers will still try to go to the drawing board. They need to figure out shortstop.
They need to figure out from an overall health standpoint how to get a little bit younger. They do have players that are coming up through the minor league system that are fantastic, and so they're they're in a good spot where it may not be the same group of Dodgers.
So that part. Part of this dynasty is over, but overall, the Dodgers are still in a in a fantastic spot to be a postseason team and win divisions over and over again. Overall, they're still a great organization. And don't confuse having a lot of money with being a great organization. Just having a lot of money does not mean you're a great organization.
There are both those things. Ryan Spielberg is joining us, Spilly.
So, as I mentioned, you had a great college career at UC Santa Barbara, a great college. Let me ask you something. How do you think that Pat Murphy has made the transition from college and Dame and Arizona State to be killing it as a skipper in the show. How's he done that? I love I love this question, Rumer.
This is great.
So, if you've ever read the Mental Skills of Baseball, Harvey Dorfman, who passed away a couple years ago, this was Pat Murphy was his disciple. And when you think about Pat Murphy, Pat Murphy is a sports psychologist. He understands what motivates players, and something that the Brewers have said all year long is being relentless. And being relentless means how they work, how they take a bat, how they play. Defense, all these things, and so what Murph has been able to do, go back to his time with Notre Dame as a as a head baseball coach, to his time with Arizona State, and then graduated.
He was a very short term manager for the San Diego Padres. Then he was behind Craig Council in Milwaukee. He has earned the opportunity to manage at this level, so he is a perfect combination of.
Something that's that's had success at the college ranks. He's had success at the major league ranks. He also had a mentor that helped him understand how to get the most out of your players.
So, do I think more college coaches can take this path, like we saw with the Tony Vitello with San Francisco? No, I don't. I think what Murph has been able to show is give yourself time. Learn over time, because it like this version of Pat Murphy is not the version of Pat Murphy from thirty years ago. He has evolved to get here.
He is like a fantastic chef who is just using a couple simple ingredients. He just knows how to cook. That's what Murph has become.
So it has taken a long time to get here, and all the players have bought in. He's held them accountable. I mean, think about how many times he has benched players on the Brewers for not running out a ball, not throwing to the right cutoff man. Like just the simplicity of the game that not all players will hold each other accountable. Murph does it, and that's why I think you know.
For Murph specifically, he earned every part of this because of his baseball journey. Ryan Spilberg is joining us. There's so much to like about the Brewers. Things that you just mentioned.
So, Spilly, before you go, what about the matchup? I know you like the matchup. Who do you like in this matchup, and why? I'm looking for a coin to flip, and and I'll just pick one side. I mean, I I don't really have a favorite here.
They are very evenly matched. Both teams do everything right when it comes to their defense, pitching, pitching to contact. They can throw first pitch strikes. I'm going to ride with the Milwaukee Brewers just because my cousin works there, and Matt Arnold is a Gaucho.
So I want you to be able to interview him when he gets a World Series title and be the first one. It's also neat. Look, this is the first time since 198. You have both teams in the World Series with the chance to win their very first one, and that was the Kansas City Royals against the Philadelphia Phillies.
So, I'm looking forward to it. We're going to see a very first champion. Hopefully, it's Milwaukee, but if it's Tampa Bay, even that's fine by me. I don't care. I just want this to go to seven.
That's all I'm asking for: seven awesome games. That'd be great. Spilling one last thought. I think one angle that's really interesting is Freddie Peralta. Right, led the NL in wins last year.
Pitching for the Brewers, they sent him to the Mets in the off season. They sent him to the Rays in August. What's it say about the Rays that they rent this guy for the rest of the year, going into unrestricted free agency, and they have him right now? But they were willing to roll the dice and take that shot.
Well, I think first off, it shows just how bad the Mets are. I mean, the Mets—they got him pitching out of the windup when when the Rays got him back.
So true. Like his arm angle was off. He wasn't getting extension. He wasn't throwing his hard. Kyle Snyder, who's the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, I call him Tinker Bell because he has like this magic pixie dust.
He throws on all their pitchers and he gets the best out of them. They got his arm slot back. They got the extension back. The fastball velocity. Velocity was back.
He was the American League pitcher of the month in September. He reached his highest velocity from a standpoint this postseason in game. I think it was game two. He's touching 98 and just sitting there.
So I think this just shows the type of organization that the Tampa Bay Rays have, where Kyle Snyder and their front office can run this player through the car wash and tell him like, "Hey, give yourself time. We're going to get yourself back to." Where you used to be, and for Freddie Peralta, he's now going to make a lot of money because of what the Tampa Bay Rays did to get him back to be normal.
So finally, Ryan, if that guy's Tinkerbell, what does that make our guy Checks? I don't know. Let me think about that. I mean, Andrew Chakits at UCB. I mean, no team has won more games in the Big West than the Gauchos since Chakits has taken over.
So maybe he's the he's the guy behind the curtain. He's the Wizard of Oz. Yeah, I know this. It's a pitching factory we have. We know that, and we do a lot of things well.
It's not only that, but we have a pitching factory. Spill, you are the absolute best, dude. Couldn't be more proud of you. Couldn't be happier that we're friends and great to have you on the show, dude. You sound great.
You look great, and you made it so much better, man. You are the best. You are Gaucho royalty, Spilly. Let's go! Thanks for having me on, Rover.
I love being on with you. Great talking to you, Ryan. Thanks so much, Ryan Spielborak. I am really proud of him as a Gaucho. He has done an amazing job.
He had a really nice big league career, and he is just crushing it in the media on various platforms. Ryan Spielborak. And as I mentioned, I just want to go back to it when we talked about that salary cap and whether or not the salary cap is needed to ensure competitive balance parity. He's like, no, that's not what that is.
Well, let's let's be honest about What this is? That was the single best response I have ever heard on that topic, ever. All right.
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Pete had issues to be sure, but I always like Pete.
So I don't want to speak ill will of Pete.
Well, he's not around, but like, like I did something that disrespected the game. That's kind of rich, but it was an odd, awkward moment to be sure. Awkward. At Y Y five. At Jim saying Ryan Spielberg's is the best to the he's the best reel alongside Sean Casey, DJ, and many others.
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All right, let's go to the phones again. I'm fired up, fired up that we are getting phone calls. Lots of phone calls on the program. Let's go to Milton Will and Milton Will. It's great to have you on.
How are you? I'm doing great. I appreciate you taking my call. Wanted to call in. I have watched more baseball this year than I have in probably 20 years.
We get the rays as our local team, and I've watched them a lot. And wanted to comment on Junior Caminero. He's now my favorite player since Kevin Kiermeier retired to full-time bowfishing.
So what I wanted to say was he's hit over forty home runs this year, and I think maybe he's done that celebration on two of them. One to clinch their playoff spot, and then last night is just a total display of exuberance. And I think Ryan hit a nail on the head. It's a Latin influence, so he's just a great kid and a whole lot of fun to watch. And I really love when he does that kind of thing.
Nice job, Will. Good to hear you. You brought me back. To Kiermaier, why are we not doing our fishing show together? Kiermaier and I should have done a fishing show together.
We talked about that back in the day.
Now you're right; it was pure exuberance. It was awesome. It was fun, and I thought that Ryan Spilberg was so good on that. He said, "Look, man," he said, "I played winter ball for five years, so that's part of it. I've seen this energy, so that in part is what that is." And he said, "Me, understand." Situation: He hit a home run in the AOCs late in the game to send his team to the World Series.
Spilly said, "I hit forty-two career home runs in the major leagues, and every single time I had to put my head down and go no, no, no, no, no, so I could be respectful." Meanwhile, in Winterball, this is what they're doing. This is what Spilly meant when he said, "I played Winterball for five years. This is what goes on in Winterball. This is what they did." If you're watching on the stream right now, my man can't even get to first base. The entire dugout is out and won't even let him get to first base.
So he's in that moment, and as Spilly said, he hit the ball about 900 feet. And the pitcher is just watching the whole thing.
So he's still not even to third base yet. That is an all time. He's gonna stop on third base, have a moment with the third base coach, and start walking. I mean, if my man went around the bases backwards walking, I would not have had an issue. I'm surprised that half the the people in the stands didn't come out and celebrate that along with the team.
That's a winter ball moment.
Okay, great, run. That's winter ball. But what about Major League Baseball? What about it? What about it, man?
We were talking about it. I love that energy. Baseball needs that. One eight hundred six three six eight six eight six. Here, here is Will.
Will actually composed a theme song for the fishing show between or with Kevin Kiermaier and I. That never happened. Will actually created a theme song for it back in the day. It sounded something like this. What's coming?
I even came up with your theme song for your show. Let's have it. Fishing with Jim and Kevin on the lakes of Wisconsin. Join these buddies as they bond, pulling bows, killing carp on them their ponds. Sit back, relax, get yourself some good snacks.
It's fishing time with Kier Meyer and Romy. How did I not make that show? I mean, the song alone would have sold that show. Never mind that I don't fish, but I would, I could. Hey, I could have walked in.
Never mind Kiermaier and I walking in together with a pitch. All we had to do was email the wave file, just a file of that song. That would have got that show sold. Fishing with Jim and Kevin. Who wouldn't watch that show based on that song alone?
Like, I still want to do that show based on that song alone. I don't think I've caught a fish since I was a kid in summer camp, like fishing off a pier, a pier in Malibu. Anyway, great song, bro. Never forgot about it, Will. Never forgot that great song.
Well done. Let's go to Chris in Boston. Chris, you made it in. What's going on? Hey Jim, from one fisherman to another, I want to talk about the New England Patriots.
Nice, three wins in a row.
Okay, now we're playing the Chicago Bears here. This is a big game on TNS, and you know what? I'm saying right now, Patriots will win by 10. And I'll tell you why. Caleb is soft.
He's fallen. Falling down like he got shot by a sniper.
Now, oh, he's coming back. He's good, the best offense of all time, and little Ben Johnson. I'm not scared of the Bears. We're gonna kick their ass. I'm out.
Come on, man, rack him. I don't know, dude. I mean, everybody said that, and then he came back, and all of a sudden now he's channeling his hero, John Wick. And by the way, he looked pretty damn good when he came back. He torched them.
He looked great. He looked great. Yeah, he didn't look soft. He didn't look like he went down to sniper fire. I think, if anything, he's channeling all of that and he's turning it into fuel.
He heard it all. He saw it all. You're soft. You're crying. You went down like you took sniper fire.
All you did was get a little hammy twinge. Yeah, I don't know, man. I, I, you turn the guy into John Wick. Everybody calling this guy soft turned him into John Wick, and apparently he and Keanu Reeves like had some bonding moment over it too. Like Keanu likes him.
Be careful what you wish for, my guy. I think you should put a little respect on him. Replace your worn out wiper blades now at O'Reilly Auto Parts. Receive two times O Rewards points. Save ten dollars when you purchase a pair of Rain X Latitude wiper blades.
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Love to see it. Keep it up. See you again tomorrow. We're out. The Dan Vogino Show.
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