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Just when you thought that it could not get any worse for my former neighbor Justin Herbert, it just got worse, which is pretty hard to believe. Hard to believe it could get any worse than o and seven. Hard to believe it could get any worse than having the lowest QBR in the NFL. Hard to believe t here is a much lower point than looking up at Daniel Jones. And Deshaun Watson, and Cam Ward, and Kyler Murray, especially if you're the formerly elite Justin Herbert, but he is looking up at all of them.
How could it get worse than that? It can't, right? Ah! It just did. Thanks to some legendary player on player smack from our guy Quentin Lake, it just got a whole lot worse for Justin Herbert.
And before I get into what Quentin said, let me just take my dude, or give my dude credit for initiating, or let me take the credit for initiating what he said. In a way, I've got something to do with it because if you remember, our guy Quentin came in here last week and got himself some jungle karma. Then he used that jungle karma to pick off Justin Herbert. You're welcome, my dude. Couldn't be happier to see you get the J.K.
because you, my guy, are about all the right stuff. Love Quinton Lake. Love Quinton Lake. Love him as a dude. Love him as a player, and love him even more after seeing this.
So. They go out there and they wreck the Chargers. Q makes a play, and then he's invited on the St. Brown podcast to talk about his INT with his former Water Day teammate Amon Ra. Amon Ra and Quinton Lake were teammates in high school, right up the road from here.
Check out what our guy said when this conversation and that pick came up. I want to get to you, Q. Coming off a big Dove versus the Chargers, obviously you got a pick against Justin Herbert. How do you feel about the season so far? That game, like, talk me through it.
I mean, he was throwing deli meat out there. Was he, bro? He seeing ghosts. I'm not going. Bro, I don't know what's going on, but like we knew we were gonna get a couple.
Like that was we knew we were gonna at least one.
So, dude, wow, that is incredible, incredibly brutal. Justin Herbert has literally become a joke, like a laughing stock. His peers are laughing at him. They're openly mocking him. They're clowning him in the media.
They can't wait to play him because they know they're going to get a pick or three. Like our guy Q, not exactly a lava monger, or attention seeker, or major smack talker. If this guy is saying it, it's because it's true. If this guy is saying it, it's because it is that bad, and it did not take him. He went from zero to deli meat in about two seconds.
I mean, you're throwing deli meat out there, yo, yo, Q. The way Amon Ra set that up, yo, Q. You got yourself a pick against Justin Herbert. Walk me through that and talk to me about how the season's going, dude. He's out here throwing deli meat.
I mean, he was throwing deli meat out there. He went right to that, right to that. He's. I know he's talking to a high school teammate. I know he's talking.
It's like you know, know your room, know your room. He went right to a deli meat blast, and then he was laughing after he said it. There's your play. There's the deli meat. If you listen carefully, he said, like it's like he's seeing ghosts.
Seeing ghosts. He's seeing ghosts. I'm not ghost. He's seeing ghosts. He's throwing deli meat and he's seeing ghosts.
I mean that's rock bottom right there for Herbert.
So many people are wondering. How the hell did this happen? What's going on here? Is it all Mike McDaniel, or is there a lack of weapons, or is it because of the offensive line being ass and protection issues, issues, or is it Madison Beer, or is it all the above?
Meanwhile, Q just laid it out. He answered the question. He's out here throwing deli meat, and he's seeing ghosts. Like this dude is fried, and they all know it, and they see the blood in the water. We knew we're going to get a.
Who would have ever thought? We can't wait to face Justin Herbert. That that would have been a thing before this year started. In other words, the exact same treatment that Kyle Hamilton gave a washed-up Falcon version of Tua earlier this season. Remember, Kyle Hamilton was foaming at the mouth, couldn't wait to see Tua because he knew that Tua was going to throw at least one meatball sub.
Throws him a meatball sub, like you was foaming at the mouth to see Herbert for the same exact reason. This is where we're at. With Justin Herbert, now Dolphins fans and Chargers fans have spent years debating between Tua and Herbert, and come to find out the answer is yes or no. For the first time ever, the answer is actually no. They're both laughing stocks, and it's almost not even fair to compare Herbert and Tua because unlike Herbert.
Tua could actually run McVay's offense. In fact, in McVay's offense, Tua led the NFL in passer rating in 2022, and passing yardage in 2023, and completion percentage in 2024. I mean, sure, all of it feels like ancient history now, but it actually did happen. The truth is, McVay's offense was mostly functional in Miami when Tua was actually on the field. In fact, better than functional, effective.
Here in L.A., McVay's McVay's offense has not been functional at any point at all, at all. The real comp. And this is amazing, but the real comp for Herbert right now is rookie year Coog Hunter, and that is no exaggeration at all. Herbert's numbers this season, as a vet and allegedly elite Super Bowl caliber quarterback, tier one, tier one. Herbert's numbers this season.
As a tier one quarterback, or at least he was, are almost identical to rookie year Zach Wilson through the first seven games. You know, same TDs, same INTs, same number of times sacked, almost the same yardage. It's it's just exactly the same as in one of the worst quarterback seasons ever. At least Herbert hasn't tried to blame the wind yet, but that's about all I can say for the dude. You know, how did this guy get so wrecked so fast?
Have we ever seen a so-called elite quarterback fall any farther, any faster than this dude? Especially when you consider the preseason expectations, and sure. You could say preseason expectations don't mean jack. They were actually unreasonable, but nobody saw Owen seven coming, and most people, myself included, applauded them for the McVay hire. And wasn't my dude Harbaugh saying over and over and over and over again that Herbert would go down as the greatest quarterback ever?
Not one of, but as the greatest quarterback ever. Because I got to say, if something does not change, stat, he might go down as one of the worst ever. He's definitely the worst in the league right now. Look at the numbers, and statistically, he's having one of the worst years ever. Again, all thought the same thing.
Like if McVay could get that much out of Tua, imagine what the hell he'll be able to do with Justin Herbert. If McVay can be a better than 500 coach of the Miami Dolphins, imagine what he could do running an offense with an absolute specimen, a unit at quarterback. Turns out he can't do jack. He can't do anything, and this specimen is now serving up deli meat and seeing ghosts. I mean, he's throwing deli meat out there.
And again, we're not talking about some over-the-top attention seeker. That's Quinton Lake. Shout out to my dude, Nick the Clone, my man. You already know where I am going with this. I know you are a clone.
I know you are listening. I know you're a genius. I know you've got six, count 'em, six rings. I know you're the most accomplished clone ever, Nick, my guy. You cannot lose to this guy.
Not after Quentin Lake just dropped a nuke on his head. You can't let the dude slicing up ham behind the counter at the supermarket get over on you, NTC. He better still be seeing ghosts this Sunday against the Houston defense and Texans. You better be able to slam some meatball subs. I mean, he's throwing deli meat out there.
As I said yesterday, if the Chargers are the league's biggest disappointment and they're losing to everyone, you cannot be the one team that they do beat. Jimbo, quick question: Who's got it better than you? Everybody. He's throwing deli meat out here and seeing ghosts. We knew we were gonna get a couple.
Like that was. We knew we were gonna get a couple. That these are guys openly talking to their peers about Justin Herbert, not the Kook Hunter. Throws him a meatball sub. Incredible, incredible soundbite, video drop.
All right, Charger fan reaction. What is your deli meat preference? Are you a ham fan, or do you like turkey? Do you prefer it with provolone or Swiss? Spicy mustard or regular?
Bread or no bread? Gluten or gluten free? Who do you let slice your deli meat? I want to hear from you, Pat Murphy. When we come back, stay tuned.
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Now I said at the very top that it was going to be a big day. Further proof of the enormity of this day. We are joined right now by a World Series champion. The manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, he just completed his third season. He became the first skipper in National League history to be named Manager of the Year in consecutive years.
He is a finalist for the same award again this year. The Brewers had the best record in the regular season. Then they rolled right through the postseason, going eleven and two to win the first World Series in franchise history. Of course, I'm talking about manager Pat Murphy. Pat, I cannot tell you how much.
I appreciate this. How you feeling, champ? I'm doing great. Thanks, Jim. Pat, it is so good to see you.
Thanks for making time. Listen, I know you will never make it about you, but I want to ask you. You've spent your life working towards and chasing this moment. Did it feel the way you thought that it would, or maybe Pat, is it still sinking in? I think it's still sinking in.
It's interesting. I referred to it all year. I said, you know, guys, let's keep our head down, let's do our thing, let's stay in the now, and then just tap me on the shoulder and tell me there's no more games. And that's how it felt at the end. Like, really, this is it?
Yeah, it was almost surreal.
Okay, exactly. I was going to say.
So, what happened when you all lifted your head up? What happened? Like every single day, you hammer that message, man. Where your feet are, stay in the now, one day at a time. And then all of a sudden, you lift your head up and you look around.
Like, damn, we did it.
So, what did that feel like? Yeah, it was. It was. Yeah, this is it. You know, I'm still kind of taking it all in.
There's been a lot of nice things coming at us. You're just trying to stay grounded and realize that you know it is the journey that's the greatest thing. Pat Murphy joining us. You know, when you say there's a lot of nice things coming at you, Pat, I'm really curious. Like the fan base is so amazing.
I I know a little bit about Wisconsin, and I've gone over this a number of times. But our older son went to the school, University of Wisconsin. We built a property in the North Woods. These are amazing people, amazing Midwest fans, great fans. When you say that you have nice things coming your way, obviously now everybody wants a piece of you.
But what are the types of things that you've heard from some of the fans?
Some of the stories they've shared with you? Yeah, I mean the emotion that's tied into these people, how much they love their sports teams, how much it resonates with them. You think about Bob Uecker and his voice, you know, resonating in their ears for years and years, and the way they speak of their their forefathers and the way they speak of their ancestry, talking about what the Brewers meant to them. And then you know we have the parade, and there's estimated over seven hundred fifty thousand people. And there wasn't one piece of violence.
There wasn't one piece of anything but just love and support for these guys. And yeah, it's it's just remarkable, you know, what type of people they are. Brewers manager Pat Murphy joining us. You know, Pat, I would imagine like as this thing became more and more public, we got to learn more and more about you. I'm casuals.
Got to learn more and more about you and your family and your youngest sons, Austin and Jackson, who are 11 and 7. I'm curious, how were they processing? All of this, and then what do they think about pops being a a World Series champ and B being a star on Saturday Night Live over the weekend?
Well, I give you a little example. My seven year old Jackson, who's quick to say exactly what he feels, said, "Dad, you're only on for thirty seconds," and I stayed up way too late. That's great. What do you What do you think you got that from, Pat? Where do you think that came from, Pat?
Exactly. All right.
So that they keep you grounded, and not that you staying grounded was going to be an issue, but they keep you grounded. You know, there there's so many amazing stories in your clubhouse. We could talk about any number of guys going any direction, but I want to ask you about Brandon Woodruff because he came on this show a few days ago. What an amazing dude! What a great guy.
He postponed shoulder surgery and he worked his way all the way back to put himself in a position where he. Had a chance to be in the World Series, right? You and President of Baseball Ops Matt Arnold had to make a decision. Can you kind of tell me what went into that decision and what those conversations were like? Yeah, first and foremost, you know, Woody's meant so much this organization.
Our climb to being relevant, Woody was right in the middle of it. You know, and he wasn't a first round or second round pick. He was a guy that just developed into that, and then he was a monster on the mound. And he's he's faced injury for two or three years. He has been able to pitch, and when he did pitch, he pitched effectively.
We felt like Matt and I sat on and we said, like, you know, this guy can get some outs. He's not going to be afraid. The big Stage won't bother him. I think we should do it, and it just worked out as much where we felt like he could be one of the thirteen guys and help us get some outs, and he did do that. It was it was a thrill to put him in the game.
Pat Murphy, you beat me to it, Pat. I was going to say because I had him on and we talked about that, and you can imagine he was so thrilled to get into that game. He was so grateful to be a part of the entire thing. I was going to say to you, hey, look, you have a job to do, but how determined were you to find a way to get him in that game? Yeah, I mean, we had a thought of maybe starting him the next game for just as an opener, or getting him in that game, and that might not have been fair to him to ask him to be, you know, let's say we didn't win game three, and then to ask him to be a starter on the road, he hadn't faced a hitter in a live game situation since.
I think June or July, and that might not have been fair. No matter how tough we think he is, or how effective he could be, so we went with the game when we were winning by a number of runs, and yeah, I'm I'm glad we did. It was it was it was great. It was great to do that. It was great to see.
Great to see a great moment. Pat Murphy starting to jump in there. Pat joining us. Pat, you talk about putting a guy in a tough spot. On the road, did it feel like you were on the road?
What was it like to see all those Brewer fans in the drop? That was incredible, and that was the start of like what we got going here. Like the excitement for us to win this thing. Those people traveled down there, and I don't know how many. I can't, you know, I've heard all sorts of reports, but it seemed like it was pretty fifty-fifty, Tampa in us and.
Yeah, you don't. You don't ever see that. Pat, I want to go back to Matt Arnold for a minute because I mean, there's so many people that deserve so much credit, but he's a UC Santa Barbara product like myself, so I've got some pride in that. And you spent a lot of time in college baseball, so I know you can appreciate the Gaucho program and what Coach Andrew Chetcutt has built there, right? But and there are a number of UCSB products who are either in the majors currently or working in some capacity.
Back to Matt Arnold, as an all-time Gaucho success. What's his separation? What makes him so good at what he does?
Well, I'll tell you. You know, he's real. You know, first and foremost, and he scouted. He's not just a guy that you know went to an Ivy League school or Ivy League type school. And again, no offense to UC Santa Barbara, but you're not quite there yet, Jim.
What do you mean, we're not? Yes, we are. What are you talking about? Come on now, Skip. I stand corrected.
I stand corrected. We're the Harvard of the West. You know that, Skip. All right.
All right.
I get it. I want to tell you, you guys do stick together because Arnold sees anybody from UC Santa Barbara, and you'd think that he's got a first-round pick on his hands. You know, just some dude that went to UC Santa Barbara and mentions it. He's like all over the guy. The guy's got front-row seats.
He's in our locker room. I'm like, who is this dude? You know, Matt goes, I don't know, but he went to UC Santa Barbara. Anyway, now Matt is anyway. Pat Murphy has arrived.
That's the Murph I've been waiting on. Hell yes, let's go. That is so. Great! That is so great.
What do you not see, Pat? What do you not see? What do you see, Santa Barbara man? We need him. Exactly.
No kidding. But Matt, the fact that Matt scouted, he gets players. He understands what we're talking about when we say, "Hey, there's something special about this dude." He gets understanding team and culture and and things like that. He understands when we want to do something or make a move accordingly. He he gets it, and that that he very per.
And very easy to talk to, and yeah, that's you know the guys like having him around. I mean, he plays pickleball with our staff. He works out. Have you noticed how fit he's gotten? This guy—he was jacked.
He was jacked. He turned himself into like a stud. You know what I mean? Was he not prior to? Was he not like that before?
It was a little doughy before that. Got to be honest, you know what I mean. And and then the the I don't know if it's the ginger in him or what, but he had tremendous drive to. He did himself.
Now he's jacked. He's jacked, dude. He is definitely jacked. I saw him when they handed the hardware over to him. I'm like, "Yo, my man's gonna handle that." He is jacked.
Pat Murphy joining us. Speaking of which, Pat, how you doing? You do you have a hip surgery coming up? How you doing? Yeah, I do.
Monday. Monday. Monday. Yeah.
So, what are the docs saying about that?
Well, gotta have the surgery early in the morning. I'll be back in the office by four. Come on! But other than that, for real, I mean, I don't think, I mean, I don't think it's that big a deal, is it? I don't know.
I've never done it. I've never done it. Skip. It seems like a pretty big deal. I mean, not for you, not for you.
It's not that big of a deal. But you know what? Permission to come in later the next day. All right, right. I got, I got young kids.
They're going to expect wiffle ball. They're going to expect something. They don't care, right? They don't care. They know.
Pat. Speaking of which, they're like, the next month's going to be interesting, right?
So you've got the impending, not to rain on this parade, but with the impending lockout, the way the guidelines are, you're. Not supposed to talk to the players once the lockout kicks in.
So, how are you going to spend your next month?
Well, there's a lot to be done. Really, there's a lot of lot of conversation, a lot of talking, a lot of planning, a lot of staff stuff. Where, how do we get better? This is the time of year. You feel it right now.
Like, what was going right? What wasn't? Where are we deficient? How do we get better? How do we individually get better?
But how do we get our team better? You know all that's going on daily. Before coming on the show, Matt and I were sitting in the office talking about that very thing, and yeah, it's fun. That's that's. That's the fun, man.
I love you for making time for the show to break away from that. You know, you and I have spoken in the past before you go about the impact Harvey Dorfman had on you. And I bring this up because for those who don't know, extremely well-respected mental skills coach who passed away in 2011, he emphasized how much somebody's mental approach could impact their physical performance. How much do you think this World Series win was a reflection of the team's collective mindset and the standards that you and they held them to? No, there's no question that that that that whole mindset that you have to be a little bit uncommon.
And Harvey wasn't afraid to talk about it, and he didn't do it in a way like he had a secret sauce. He was just talking about the human existence and and how that they need to feel love, but they need to have discipline, and they need to not worry so much how they feel, but more how they behave. And Harvey's you know huge part of our team, whether they know. Know it or not, because the standards that we set and the mantras that we come up with are very real, and and everybody's capable of them. And you you have to buy into them.
And if you don't buy into them, you're probably going to stand out. And yeah, it's a it's a work in progress. But Harvey's fingerprints are all over this.
So, really quickly, how How do you become uncommon amongst the uncommon when everybody is quote being held to a standard and is trying to achieve and create this certain culture? How do you how do you become uncommon amongst the uncommon? Yeah, I mean, I think that. The deal is to be present and understand the struggle. that the the we can talk all we want, we can come up with the words, we can come up with the mantras, but can you go through the mental struggle of really being in the now?
Or are you going to be affected by your last at bat, the last pitch, the umpire call? Mental toughness is not acting tough; it's being tough. And can you? Put yourself in that position, and the struggle that it takes to stay there throughout a game, and because the mantra that really matters is: Win tonight. Can we win tonight?
Not worry about the series coming up. Not well. This game doesn't mean no. This game is the game we can win today. And can you do that?
And can you be okay with having that mental struggle every day? Because it is. Because it's easy to get sidetracked with personal stuff, with numbers, with what that means for you. Hey, I got two knocks today. I'm good.
You know, how do you keep your foot on their throat? How do you compete like that? You know how do you be a great teammate, even when you don't feel like it, even when you don't like the dude, or you don't understand the dude? Those are uncommon things, and I think it's worth it to not candy coat it. You know what I mean, and not not act like oh we'll be fine, but no, do something about it.
That was an uncommon response, Pat. I love that. I mean, but I mean that that intensity, not everybody goes for. And there's conflict, and there's confrontation, and that's okay. Like, who cares?
Good. Those are critical conversations. Let's have them. It usually leads to having us in a better place. You'll weed them out if it's too tough for them to deal with.
You'll weed them out.
So, Pat, one last thought: Did you speak this into existence, or did Christian Yelich ultimately speak this all into existence? No, I think Christian Yelich is way more key than I am in it. You know, I have a lot of thoughts and theories, and I've been coaching my whole life.
So you you try to feel important, but you really have to have, you know, a leader that believes, and he leads differently than than most. He he's not as verbal as I am. He doesn't come up with that, but he did walk the walk, and he did believe. And he was the first one to say, "We're going to win the World Series." And everybody kind of looked at him like, "You really believe that?" When and when during the season? And first two things really quickly, Pat.
And I appreciate you so much. Did you not say to him, "Hey, what you got? What you got?" And that was his response. And then when did that conversation take place? Yeah.
Oh, midseason. You know, midseason. We would go in. We'd have our "What you got" meeting, and say "What you got." He said, "We're going to win the World Series." And I was like, "Whoa!" You know, that was pretty powerful. What you got now, Pat?
You did it. You did it. What you got? What you got now, Pat? Let's run it back.
Let's run it back. All right, my man. Listen. Good luck with the procedure. I know you're going to crush it because you'll be in the office at four o'clock.
Pat, I really appreciate it. I know you did not have to do this. I appreciate you making time. That's my love and respect, Pat. You're the best.
Congrats. Thank you, Jim. Thank you, man. Love you too, dude. You're the best, Pat Murphy.
Absolutely awesome. What incredible leader and manager. And everything.
So he's going to have hip replacement surgery. And said, "So what's the big deal? I'll be in the office in four. Probably so. What you know what?" Pat, maybe do the procedure in your office.
That way, you don't have to leave the office and lose any time at all. You just said right before this conversation, Matt and I were talking about how can we get better. How can we get better? I don't think we have to worry about Matt being on the banquet circuit, Pat or Matt. He's Pat is so great when he kind of lets you in a little bit, give you a little jab.
He's like, "Yeah, he was a little doughy." And no offense, Jim, you know y'all at UCSB aren't. You know you're not exactly there yet. He is so funny and so awesome. Man, I love that so much. One of my favorite conversations in a minute.
Pat Murphy, World Series champion, manager of the Brewers. All right, when we come back. Wisconsin, anybody want to react to it? Any baseball fans want to react to it? Anybody have anything to say about that?
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Dear Jim, was that infinity pool? The little jerk took a dump in the same one that got tiled by that scumbag contractor. Thanks, Paul in Albany. Unwashed scumbag contractors and crappy home inspectors. Great question.
Okay, the little jerk wasn't really a little jerk. He was just a little kid.
Now, the contractor was a scumbag. No, definitely not the same pool. Not the same pool, not the same house, not the same pool. Man, that had been really tragic, right? Not only the tiles popping off, and me being unable to find to fix it because that guy skipped town.
That was tragic. He skipped town. One of those where I'm dialing him up, and the phone is disconnected, and he's gonzo. Skipped town. How that scumbag ever got licensed to build pools, I have no idea.
But no, nobody ever took a dump in that pool. That guy did actually, in the way he built it. By the one that, by the way, the one I have right now, not much better. Don't get me started. Aaron in Iowa, ATP Rome.
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I was going to go looking for you in South Beach." I am like, "Well, well, Mike, Mister Tyson, thank you very much for not doing so." And also remember, Janno chased him down in a garage in Vegas, and I am like, "What are you doing?" Wouldn't know what are you doing, Mr. Tyson, Mr. Tyson, and Mike swung around with the most menacing look, and his security guys. Hi, I'm Janet Rome, Jim Rome's wife, and these are my kids. They just wanted to say hi, and then Mike smiled.
Mike was totally cool. Hey, Dim, you look like you've been working out, and so Mike was cool, and it was great. And then Mike leaves, and I'm like Janet. No, I told you no. What were you doing?
And Janno was just she wanted the kids to meet Mike because they had seen The Hangover. They knew nothing about Mike other than The Hangover. I'm like Janno, please listen to me on things like that. T. Rob actor quote: "Pat Murphy embodies what I love so much about baseball.
When my dad was taking us to thirty some games this summer at the Big A back in the '80s, grit and no BS. True OG, awesome manager. All true. Nick the clone is in. I still can't believe that guy's on X." Justin Herbert is throwing so much deli meat around; he may as well play in Shattsworth.
Wow, Nick! I don't know. I have questions as to whether or not that's Nick. Quite frankly, it's bull. Nick and I are friends.
I mean, I'll just be transparent about that. We're friends. We text frequently. Nick's never, ever, ever texted me anything like that.
So why would he just go on X with it? I'm going to call bullcrap on that account. That's not Nick Casario. It's just not. Jamie Green Bay, Justin Herbert went from slinging burgers and hot dogs at the barbecue that you weren't invited to to throwing deli meat.
That. I never did get an invite. I mean, we were neighbors. I never got an invite to any of those famous post-game dub barbecues. And Craig the Rand, he hasn't had one of those barbecues in a long time.
And Craig the Randall, NFL QB evolution, cut that meat. Peyton Manning, cut that meat. Throw that meat! I mean, Justin Herbert out there throwing deli meat out there. Wow!
Hey, Kelly Wood, this Herbert dude is reminding me of David Duval when he fell off a cliff. Interesting. But golf is witchcraft. Golf. It happens in golf.
And especially if your swing was kind of jacked up, and you knew it was jacked up, but you were winning, so you didn't fix it. David Duval was a really interesting character. He used to come on the program when he was top of the world. Always like talking golf with him. Duval.
Back to chat. I don't know where the ATPs are in all this, but back to chat. Squats the toad. Quote: "We're all better after this conversation." Facts. No doubt, Rooster ain't gonna die.
Quote: tremendous interview, definitely top five of what I've seen this year. Murph was rolling with what Jim fed him and actually fed off of Jim. Thanks, Rooster ain't gonna die. At Doctor G three three nine three quote, I was lucky enough to meet Pat Murphy, and this interview is exactly how he was as a doctor. The hip surgery is serious, Pat.
Rest up, Coach. I know you Dodger fans like Jim are butthurt about Pat. Ha! All right, first of all, Doc, he's not a coach. He's a manager, so there goes all your credibility completely.
What kind of a doctor are you, dude? Are you are you a Cairo? Are you a vet? Are you are you even a doctor? Do I sound butthurt?
I couldn't have been happier to have that conversation. I couldn't have given your team any more credit. I couldn't give Wisconsin any more credit. The hell do you people even hear? Only what you want to hear.
Doctor G three three nine three, but I would imagine that Coach Pat Murphy is very happy that you approve of him, even if he's a manager. God, let's go to somebody in Wisconsin. Paul in Wisconsin, good to have you, Paul. How you doing? Not too bad.
How you doing, Jim? Great, awesome. Yeah.
Just to let you know that we're real glad that we have Murphy. If he's going to be around, and it's going to all be great. You mean kind of copy? You mean like this call? Thanks, Paul.
Paul, this is the sound of a Corvette. That was the sound of you meandering down the road. This is the sign of a Corvette behind you, and not happy that you're driving 20 in a 65. This is a Corvette running you off the road.
Sorry to be so harsh, my guy. I'd rather hear from that doctor tell me how butthurt I am.
Now I'm butthurt. After both those things combine, I'm butthurt. Yeah, I'm damn near hemorrhoidal now. I'm so butthurt. I would tell you do better.
I know we can do better. Man, stop acting like I'm so offended or butthurt. I was so pleased. That Pat Murphy found time for us, and we've had him on before, and obviously there's enough of a relationship there that he found time for it. Hated for all of that to come to an end.
We were just crushing it. At least I was. This is why more of me and less of you is always going to be better for this program. Huge call brought to you by O'Reilly Auto Parts. It's See Better, Drive Safe for a month at O'Reilly Auto Parts right now.
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So, really, actually, not done. We're done with the program. My thanks to Daniel White. My thanks to the Big Head. My thanks to Pat Murphy.
I've got an excellent podcast I'm about to do right now. It's episode number 433 with journalist June Lee. That's coming up next. I'm going to tape that, produce that up, push that out, and that'll be out a little bit later on.
So be sure to look for that. Thank you very much for watching and listening. See you tomorrow, Rob. The U.S.
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