S&P’s Why Not Us?!: Episode 6

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I was joking with the guy at the, at the Mets game we went to on, Wednesday He's Keith's agent somehow.

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I mean, what a coincidence.

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Still trying to figure that one out, but yeah.

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Well, I know, but he's texting him all game and, uh, I told him I wouldn't be surprised if, Keith Hernandez just walks out of the booth mid-game, just calls it.

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It's like, "I can't watch this anymore."

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And not only tonight, but for the season.

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I need a break.

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Yeah.

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Sometimes he just kinda does that big old sigh, um, but you know, however, physically he's feeling so much better 'cause he had that big back procedure.

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So- Boy, are we updated regularly like- Maybe we should- So may- maybe he does have the whole season in him no matter what Yeah.

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And maybe we should update the, the listeners on our health situation on a, or like, you know, my next little stiff, I maybe I could get into detail.

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I'm sure the people wanna know.

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The people.

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Okay.

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I'm gonna, uh, kick us off welcome to S&P's Why Not Us?, the podcast that is still emotionally processing a Knicks championship and has the World Cup in our backyard, which means New York is the greatest city on earth and we will not be taking questions.

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I'm your host- Scott Greenhut, and on the other side of the mic, the man who is still processing the end of his 14,474-day drought of any of his teams winning a championship, happily ended by the Knicks two weeks ago, Peter Olczyk.

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Oh, thank you for that.

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Great to be here.

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Yeah, it's just, it's all wonderful.

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It's just, uh, it still feels kind of euphoric to be honest.

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And happy almost 4th.

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That's coming up on Saturday.

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You got, uh, you got some plans for the big 250? Yep.

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We spend weekends up in, uh, the middle of nowhere Connecticut, and there's this one guy who has a house on a hill.

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We, we think of him as Gatsby.

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And he throws a, a, a fireworks party every year that we hear fantastic things about.

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And, six years into this, house experiment we're doing, we finally cracked the invite list..

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Yes, you will definitely report back on that.

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Yes.

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Uh- How about yourself? What do you got going? Yeah.

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We'll be doing the annual kinda cousin, uh, beach day that we like to do- Nice out in Rockaway, sort of off the Queens beach there.

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Oh, yeah.

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And yeah, and we're gonna get into some beach stuff towards the end actually.

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Yeah.

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So with that, we will turn from the fourth into the sports stuff.

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In today's episode, we'll get into what's been a riveting first two weeks of the World Cup with the US squad front and center, look at the current MLB Rookie of the Year races, and preview Wimbledon.

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But we begin one more time with the NBA in an already wow of a start to the off-season.

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And I gotta say, you know, coming after the, the title, the parade, all of a sudden the NBA draft was, like, the following week, and then a few days before that, Giannis is finally traded.

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So a lot to unpack there.

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What, uh- Where, where do you wanna start? Yeah, I feel like the NBA's challenging the NFL for headlines, right? That's what I'm saying.

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It's, they're just like boom and boom and boom.

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So I wanna start with, the draft.

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I'm gonna start there.

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And I'm gonna say, uh, the Wemby effect is real.

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Yeah.

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Just count the first round bigs.

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There were a lot of them.

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Seven traditional bigs- Mm-hmm in the first round with the likes of Cameron Boozer going to Memphis at three, Morris Johnson Jr.

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going, to Dallas, higher than projected.

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Jaxson Lendenberg and Andy Mara to OKC, and on and on.

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But and, and the last one I'll note, San Antonio coming in with Tarris Reed Jr.

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trying to maybe replicate the Twin Towers from, a couple decades ago.

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Uh, Duncan and Robinson or something like that.

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So bigs, the bigs really, shining big, during the, during the first round.

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What do you got? Yeah.

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I, uh, we're a little bit on the same page there.

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I mean, my eyes were certainly on OKC and San Antonio kinda going in- into the draft.

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Basically coming out of, out of the finals, and of course their incredible series out west.

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So as you said, Adai Mara, now that's gonna be a huge defensive anchor for Wemby battles, no question about it.

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So I And he, he looked really good.

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You know, he made such progress his senior year at Michigan, so I think that felt really smart.

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And then we were talking about the tournament.

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Remember Bennett Sturtz, not a big guy, but from Iowa, and he was a real difference maker on the court, very savvy, good shooter.

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Um, I would think that he's probably gonna find his way in that rotation next year.

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And, and just an OKC thing as I was thinking about, you know, Sam Presti, he has gotta be kind of the model executive pushing the right buttons.

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It just seems like that team continues to just be right in position to, you know, to be at the forefront and probably, power ranking probably still number one going into next year.

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On the San Antonio side of things, you know, talk about bulking up.

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As you mentioned, Jaden Quainton in.

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So just for everybody, that's a long view.

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He's coming off ACL in 2025.

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He's probably gonna have a cleanup procedure with some, you know, kind of pain that he's had recently.

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But still, that is something that they're kinda looking probably more for next spring to be a factor.

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And then Tarris Reed, he kind of probably jumps into that rotation pretty quick.

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You know, two years at Michigan and then two years at UConn, and he looked really good, in UConn's deep run.

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Uh, and then finally Giannis.

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We have to touch on Giannis.

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You know, this is the latest kind of- Yeah big swing star play by Miami.

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No surprise, you know, from- No surprise, although, Boston, Boston was, was for sure a finalist.

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Yeah, no, a little bit more complicated there in terms of kind of, you know, the, the actual trade.

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But, uh- Yeah, yeah you know, but on the Miami side, you know, back- LeBron back in the day, more recently Jimmy Butler, it feels it feels pretty smart.

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It feels probably like a good fit.

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They have a lot of team to kind of figure out and work around that.

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But, uh, it would not surprise me to see that team kind of jump up, you know, into being extremely competitive for this, you know, for this coming season, um- Yeah, the good news for the Knicks, as we will need to face the Heat, uh, all season in, in division, they, they showed they can play tough bigs, during the finals Yeah, yeah.

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So- Absolutely that'll be a lot of, uh, a lot of Those games will become even more fun- Yeah I think during the year.

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Great, great rivalry.

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Uh- Let's, let's- let's, let's bring it back.

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Let's bring it on, and now we don't have to feel so small about it just with the championship under our belt.

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Yeah, speaking of which, uh, just real fast- Yeah on the off season, uh, Jose Alvarado signing and staying with the Knickerbockers, three-year, 14 million plus deal.

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Fantastic.

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I, I'm so excited to have him back.

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I love that for him.

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That is so well earned.

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What a great first move for the off season, um, that we were able to figure that out, you know, with Leon Rose, who has just been, you know, a star in that role.

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And then we'll, let's see what happens.

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You know, Landry Shamet, who's gonna have, uh, lots of suitors there, and I, and I wish he gets, whatever he, he deserves.

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And, and of course, Mitchell Robinson, who I would imagine is gonna end up on a different team, but, but even if that's the case, you know, wow, what a way to kind of put a cap on, on his Knicks career, 'cause he deserves everything that, that he can get in free agency as well.

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Now on the Knicks side of things, I know you wanted to talk a little bit about some of what kind of the narratives since the title.

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What, how did you wanna talk about that? Yeah.

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Well, the thing is we received a lot of emails to our website, whynotuspod.com,

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on the Knicks championship.

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So I thought we would do a little bit of a mailbag segment.

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By the way, feel free to submit all of your comments and questions- the Why Not Us pod, uh, mailbox, and we'll, who knows, maybe we'll talk about your note on the, uh, on the pod soon.

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100%.

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Yeah.

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But, uh, so the first question came in from Josh from New York, and he wrote in and said, "OG's tip in with 1.2

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seconds left in game four."

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Is this the greatest single moment in New York sports history in general, A, and B, for you? And you means you.

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Okay.

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The...

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I called it...

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Let me just let me think about that for a second.

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So I called it the greatest shot and the greatest moment in all my years of Knick fandom when we did this, uh- Yeah you know, month ago.

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So that, so that- So, so it takes care of the Knicks.

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So that of course still stands.

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So then I- Sorry, John Starks over, Michael Jordan, you know, great dunk.

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Oh my God.

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But let's move on.

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Oh, that, that's on- It was good that's on the shortlist.

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Uh, but then I gotta kinda go back of course to '86 a- and, and the Mets.

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Yeah, you do.

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And, wow, that's a great conversation.

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You know, um, Mookie Wilson ground ball to first base, uh, in game six.

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Of course, that game was already tied at that point, just, just, just to be clear.

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Don't I know it.

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But, but still, can I, can I put them as just equal one and, and 1A because they're just two iconic defining moments, and there's nothing that really feels like a number three to me.

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Let's move to the next question.

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Uh, there are actually a lot of questions from people a- around the same theme.

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So I'll just generalize them here, which is when you cut through all the noise, how did the Knicks pull off this championship against a better team on paper? Ah.

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Well, as, as we've been saying, and really leading into, kind of the whole six weeks of the run, this was a team.

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You know, caps, caps team.

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You know, the chemistry, the connectivity.

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This was a team, I was thinking about this recently, that shows that you can really ha- you can top a big three.

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You can top an all NBA big two.

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This roster, and it went as we've been talking about, 10, even 11 deep as necessary, Was the best group of basketball players clearly for six weeks, and it showed itself in the last three or four minutes of games.

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Yes, of course, San Antonio, you know, had the lead throughout that whole series at the end, but the experience, the calmness, J- Jalen Brunson, the mental makeup, the leadership, it all just made- It's, it was not as, it really wasn't a surprise, and it was extremely well earned.

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That- that's kind of where I'm at with the series.

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Yeah, and for sure, and the Villanova factor of the, of Brunson, Bridges, and Hart- Yeah with the chemistry there, as a contrast to, to the San Antonio Spurs who looked a little bit lost, a deer in the headlights at, at some crucial moments.

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I guess I'd also point out the way the Knicks handled Wembanyama, throughout the series was, was quite impressive.

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They had OG and, and Mitchell Robinson to kinda throw at him, that's kind of on the defensive side.

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And then on the offensive side, KAT sort of playing point center and- Yeah keeping him out of the paint as much as possible, at least when KAT wasn't in foul trouble.

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Just a master class in terms of how you handle one of incredible players of, of the NBA.

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And then one last one, uh, the corner three.

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The, the one place the Spurs had trouble closing is the, is the corner three.

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They couldn't pull Wemby that far out, but he could, could kind of control the middle of the floor in and out, but, but the Kn- the Knicks kept hitting the corner three even when they were struggling with the straightaway ones.

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Can, can I add just one, one more quick one? I'd like you to.

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So, and I said this, uh, you know, last time, but game five, you know, what was really a microcosm to me of that team, that series, was Mitchell Robinson's rebound box out of Wemby off the missed free throw in the last minute when that game was completely in the balance.

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But it seemed right there that again, that this was the team of destiny.

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So I just, you know- Yeah gotta say it again.

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Great.

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So let's move to the next mailbag question.

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Yeah, there's a couple more actually.

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Matt from Manhattan wrote in Did James Dolan finally redeem himself with the 12 weeks of sacrifice speech to the team that has now been widely spread on the internet for everyone to see? I'm assuming you saw it.

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But if not, I'm happy to jump in.

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Yeah, no, no, I, I did.

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I, I caught some of that.

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It That was pretty humorous.

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I think you could tell that he was pretty nervous, as you said, doing, doing that speech to the team.

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Listen, it's fine.

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You know, I think the big picture here is that he made the hire of Leon Rose and has figured out a way to get out of the way, which I think was, was not so easy, you know, um, you know, in, in recent Knick past.

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So that's kind of where I'm at with that.

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I would- But if you wanna, if you wanna go into detail- No feel free.

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I will say that, uh, f- first of all, big picture I agree with you.

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I, I would encourage you to watch the whole thing.

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The speech is 10 out of 10.

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I mean, it's Hoosiers-esque but at, at a pro level.

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Oh.

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Like, it's really, really good.

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So watch the whole, whole darn thing so Dolan gets his, his one moment in the sun.

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But I, you know, t- Leon Rose, Thibs starting the thing last year and then the, the team that was, was on the floor, that's where I stand on that.

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Um, okay.

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Mike from Brooklyn writes in, there were reports that Patrick Ewing's getting a ring along with the current players.

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Uh, and he says he personally loved the fact that that's gonna happen, but what are your thoughts? Couldn't agree more.

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The whole thing with the, uh, from all those guys, you know, first of all being at the games throughout kind of the playoff run and stuff, uh, up to the floats, you know, where we saw Patrick and just complete joy.

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Relief is probably the word that comes to mind.

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Yes.

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After the buzzer in game five, just- Oh that close-up of him with the hug.

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He and Kat? Right.

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It just seemed so It, it was if he was on the floor the whole time, so- Yeah big thumbs up on that one.

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So 1,000% on the ring to answer your question.

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Okay, good.

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Let's keep going.

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There were so many questions.

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I, I did my best, right? We have two more.

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Uh, one came in from one Henry Greenhut, um, who, is my son.

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And, uh, he wrote You know, I heard the bit in the last pod about changing out of the Carmelo jersey for, for karma's sake, and his question was, did you actually take down my framed autographed authentic jersey and wear that? Or were you just talking about some other Carmelo jersey that, that you owned? Uh- Well, this one's to you.

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Yeah, this is to me, so exactly.

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And I'm, Henry, here, here comes.

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I'm gonna be honest with you 'cause you're gonna probably find out anyway.

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Uh, yes, I took it off the wall.

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I carefully removed it from the frame and wore it during the first half, and I'm not apologizing for it.

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You know what? I knew that was coming.

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Melo never won anything in that jersey, so I figured it was time to finally get a championship in it.

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The good news for, for you, it's back on the wall, and the better news is now you have a Knick championship, uh, to, to look at when you, when you look at that jersey.

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And, don't tell your mother.

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No, I'm glad that, glad that worked out for you.

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Last question.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Last qu- uh, last question is there's been a lot of coverage on this team.

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We already talked about it from an analytics standpoint, but what was your favorite mic'd up or caught on camera moment of, of the entire run, if you have one? I know I haven't prepped you, up to you if you have- Um- one off the top of your head I loved-- You know what I really loved watching? I, I think we talked about this maybe on the side, but I loved watching, um, Monica McNutt kind of on the radio for the last few minutes live, where you sort of see-- you actually can see the radio broadcast- Yeah as well as kind of hear the play-by-play, and then when she's quiet and, a-a-and kind of, you know, moving around and extremely nervous.

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And then at the end when sh- you know, when just the joy and relief and everything that she said.

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So just, I, I-- for any Knick fan out there who hasn't seen just sort of the MSG radio broadcast for the last three or four minutes, that's what I'll enjoy kind of watching on and on.

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It truly, it looked like a mother watching her son, win an NBA title or something like that.

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She's just got this look of, "Oh, oh, oh," but she's not very able to verbalize it.

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Fantastic.

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Mine, real fast, uh, Jose Alvarado: "Stay together.

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Chop the lead down.

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Chop it down.

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Stay confident.

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They're gonna give it to us."

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So just fantastic stuff from, from game four.

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It all came true.

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Iconic addition to an already iconic game.

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Okay, that was the end of our first mailbag segment.

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I'm gonna, finally take us off the hardwood, um, into the World Cup.

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So that whole tournament's been going on.

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What do you got? So let's start with the US.

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So here we are.

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We're here now, round of 32, games on Wednesday with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Some, uh, some fun and some, and some not so fun facts, just in terms of stats.

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So since 2021, the United States has swe- 12 straight losses to European teams.

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That's the not so fun.

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However, the win was against Bosnia.

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It was a friendly, and there was no Christian Pulisic, but that just adds a little bit to what's going on with this wonderful team.

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And let's just go forward for one second.

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If, if they do get through that game, and they'll certainly be favored, and everything that we've seen so far is that, you know, I, I think they will get through that game, then it's-- it could be Belgium.

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Belgium for the last eight years or so has really been one of the top European teams, but they've, they've been aging, so they have not looked so good.

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And I read this morning, this is pretty great, Sports Illustrated, Gary, Whitebloom wrote an article about all the teams and re-ranked everybody.

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Here's what he said about Belgium Two blistering listless draws with Egypt and Iran.

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So that kind of gets to what I was saying.

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So it could be a pretty good even match.

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Could be.

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All right, let's get through Bosnia first.

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Well, let me just say who they're playing first.

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So, so they're playing Senegal, uh, who right now has been re-ranked at 18.

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And Belgium re-ranked at 17.

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So it actually could be a pretty even game, but go ahead.

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I was just gonna say, Bosnia is super physical, and they play unafraid, so the US is gonna have to earn their way to, to, we hope, I guess, Belgium.

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Um, so that's one thing.

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And my other thought on World Cup is, you know, kudos to Cape Verde, uh, the nation of 500,000 people that most listeners couldn't find on a map.

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They are one of the, the lucky...

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Not lucky, they earned it, but they're one of the, the, the success stories when we talk about the expansion of the World Cup- Mm-hmm from 48 to 32.

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I think it mostly, came down to them, uh, taking out Uruguay, who will be sitting it out.

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So at least there was something that happened, uh, as we whittle this, uh, this tournament down to 32.

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Well, along those same lines, did you see some of the, uh, the DR Congo last night? Wow, what a moment for them.

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So they're in as well.

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Uh, first time in 52 years to qualify for the World Cup, and now they're in this round of 32.

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And of course, you know, they have been dealing at home with an Ebola outbreak, so I think this is just a great moment.

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And again, with this, which is an opportunity with the, with the extra expanded, um, cup.

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They get England in the next round, and, uh, Cape Verde for all the great stuff that they've done.

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Of course, they're gonna get Argentina, so those should be, um...

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Those are, those are two tough tasks.

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I also wanna touch on just at the top, you know, I got to see France a little bit the other day.

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Mm.

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Let me just talk for a sec about these two guys, Ousmane Dembele and Mbappe.

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That's what I'm saying, Mbappe.

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So Dembele had the hat trick, you know, maybe just on a note that Norway played all the subs, but still, he was a wow watching him.

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Mbappe has been a star even for us as, as non-soccer guys.

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We've, we've seen him, him over the last few years.

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So they seem to be really kind of a clear one at this point in terms of reseeding.

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On Spain's side, you know, which has been, excuse me, co-favorite, Yamine Yamal, 18 years old, is nursing a left hamstring.

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So that is something that I think everybody who's rooting hard for Spain has, has a close eye on.

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Fantastic.

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There you go.

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I'm happy we're getting into the, the knockout stage.

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This is, this is for me where the tournament's gonna get exciting.

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I'm here for the cup, as I said at the get-go.

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You're, you're, you're here for the cup.

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I've been enjoying it.

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It's been really, really good.

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All right.

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So with the World Cup, we're gonna transition into a little bit of baseball.

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Last time we talked about MVP races, we talked about Cy Young.

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We're gonna do a little Rookie of the Year today.

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Tell me about kind of where we're at in the National League Yeah.

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So for National League Rookie of the Year, JJ Weatherholt from Cardinals, current frontrunner through 73 games.

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He's leading all rookies with a 3.4

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WAR built on elite defense at second base and a disciplined approach at the plate.

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He's leading the pack.

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And then you got Sal Stewart from the Reds.

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He came out of the gates on fire, but he's been streaky.

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Sort of a classic hot and cold rookie season, so he's still leading the rookie class in RBIs, I believe.

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So still in it.

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And then the rising challenger, Bryce Eldridge from, from the Giants.

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20 years old, hitting .429

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over his last 10 games, so we'll see.

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He's, he's kind of coming up, I'd say, a little bit hot.

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And of course, even we'll get to what's going on with the Mets in a, in a little bit, but- Yeah you know, Nolan McLain, Carson Benz- Yeah, I left them off AJ Ewing, you know, those- I left them off there, there is still an opportunity there.

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Okay.

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So, but we've got time.

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All right.

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Love your optimism.

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Let's hear about the junior circuit.

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Yeah, the American League.

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So Kevin McGonigal was a guy I talked about when we did our initial baseball, uh, preview.

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You did.

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He was, k- the number two overall prospect for Detroit, 21 years old.

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His WAR right now, 4.1.

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So just for everybody, that's wins above replacement.

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That's kind of the best overall stat that's out there in terms of what you're bringing to the team, yeah, yeah.

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That was what I was...

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Weatherholt's at 3.4.

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So I'm saying.

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So these- So there you go.

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Even better these are two rookies- Yeah you know, at the top.

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That second, that 4.1

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is second in the AL.

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Oh, wow.

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His on base is second as well, and he's tied for sixth in doubles.

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So, um, that 4.1,

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that WAR also, the defense between short and third, he's played about 50/50, has been really good.

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So that's kinda puts him very much, um, in the leader's seat right now.

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Munetaka Murakami, who we've talked a little bit about on the White Sox, came over from Japan.

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He's been out since the end of May with a hamstring.

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Still, his 20 home runs are only five back.

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So you can see- Hmm what type of an impact he had been having.

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I think he comes back in a week or so ago.

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Oh, fourth in OPS, if he had enough at bats right now in the AL.

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And Samuel Basallo, he-- I don't think we talked about him at, um, in the initial preview.

337
00:23:30,828.6226667 --> 00:23:37,578.6256667
He actually debuted in 2025 from the Dominican Republic, but just 21 years old, still eligible for the award.

338
00:23:37,898.6176667 --> 00:23:42,238.6146667
He is coming on quite a bit right now for, for Baltimore.

339
00:23:42,508.6186667 --> 00:23:47,248.6076667
So it's, it's, it's kind of the top three right now, but I c- five or six guys right behind.

340
00:23:47,598.6146667 --> 00:23:50,808.6076667
This is a race that we'll take another look at in four or six weeks.

341
00:23:50,908.6076667 --> 00:24:01,548.6036667
But again, as we said, the big picture here is there is so much young talent in the game, more than ever, uh, and playing big roles, so it's, it's, it's great to see.

342
00:24:03,160.6066667 --> 00:24:08,60.6066667
Excellent And with that, we do have to talk a little bit about the Mets.

343
00:24:08,70.6066667 --> 00:24:11,820.6066667
So we made a, we made a manager move a few days ago.

344
00:24:11,830.6066667 --> 00:24:11,850.6066667
Yeah.

345
00:24:11,860.6066667 --> 00:24:13,150.6066667
Carlos Mendoza.

346
00:24:13,160.6066667 --> 00:24:13,180.6066667
Yeah.

347
00:24:13,210.6056667 --> 00:24:19,160.6066667
Um, well, I'll, I'll talk about after, but I know you wanted to kinda start, um, on, on, on the Mets.

348
00:24:19,170.6056667 --> 00:24:24,390.6056667
So Wednesday night I attended a, a, the Mets game against the Cubs.

349
00:24:25,40.6056667 --> 00:24:35,540.6066667
They, they had six errors, and so where all this is going is s- the chatter throughout the stands was Mendoza's, uh, gonna be history.

350
00:24:35,880.6056667 --> 00:24:38,670.6056667
it was a next level of dysfunction.

351
00:24:38,680.6056667 --> 00:24:45,450.6046667
By the way, in said game, the Mets hit four home runs and still got blown out.

352
00:24:45,470.6046667 --> 00:24:47,540.6056667
They also struck out a lot of players.

353
00:24:47,540.6066667 --> 00:24:49,80.6046667
I remember looking at the K quarter.

354
00:24:49,340.6056667 --> 00:24:54,770.6056667
Like, we have four home runs, and I forget how many total Ks we, we ended up with, but when you- That's very Mets.

355
00:24:54,800.6046667 --> 00:24:55,120.6046667
Yeah.

356
00:24:55,120.6046667 --> 00:25:00,250.6056667
When you have your entire infield with an error, that ties a Mets record.

357
00:25:00,630.6056667 --> 00:25:10,640.6046667
And then when you get to six in all, uh, I looked it up, one short of the franchise record- Mm-hmm which took place in their inaugural season of 1962.

358
00:25:11,140.6036667 --> 00:25:14,50.6046667
So this was a special kind of, of awful.

359
00:25:14,550.6036667 --> 00:25:20,570.6006667
Alvarez summed up the whole night perfectly, striking out in the eighth and snapping the bat over his knee.

360
00:25:20,650.6016667 --> 00:25:21,150.5996667
Saw that one.

361
00:25:21,160.6036667 --> 00:25:26,970.6046667
So then when it came time, you know, a day or two later, Mendoza, the, the announcement was official.

362
00:25:27,350.6006667 --> 00:25:38,950.5996667
I don't think anyone thinks that he is the primary person who is responsible for, for this performance of the team this year, but this is what happens in pro sports.

363
00:25:39,510.5966667 --> 00:25:39,910.5966667
Yeah.

364
00:25:39,960.6016667 --> 00:25:47,430.5976667
Just real quickly, Carlos Mendoza, I hope, and i- and actually I expect that he's gonna get another chance, you know, to manage.

365
00:25:47,460.6016667 --> 00:25:58,420.6026667
Um, when you think about the team, '24 was one of the most wonderfully surprising, great fan seasons for us that, that we've had.

366
00:25:59,510.5976667 --> 00:26:09,250.6006667
2025 arguably was the most disappointing fan season that we've had with the slow bleed from kind of the middle of June through the rest of the year- Yeah and then all the way to the last day.

367
00:26:09,370.5976667 --> 00:26:09,530.5976667
Yeah.

368
00:26:10,30.6016667 --> 00:26:15,780.6066667
And now 2026, it, it likely feels like a lost season, you know, which, which is too bad.

369
00:26:15,780.6076667 --> 00:26:26,350.6096667
And I would just say in terms of the team play, the word-- If I had to pick one word over the first half of the season that describes this team, it looked like they played tight on both sides of the ball.

370
00:26:26,360.6086667 --> 00:26:26,390.6136667
Mm-hmm.

371
00:26:26,400.6026667 --> 00:26:34,180.6136667
And, um, that's, I'm sure that now goes away a little bit, you would think, with kind of the, the pressure off.

372
00:26:34,210.6176667 --> 00:26:39,560.6096667
You know, we have an interim manager, Andy Green, who came over from kind of running, uh, the development.

373
00:26:39,860.6116667 --> 00:26:41,120.6126667
But, but yeah.

374
00:26:41,150.6046667 --> 00:26:52,60.6096667
So we'll-- In a couple of weeks, with the trade deadline coming fast, there's gonna be lots of important decisions, um, you know, with Steve Cohen and David Stern, so we'll get more into that in a, in a couple of weeks.

375
00:26:53,114.6136667 --> 00:26:58,504.6136667
And let's do a little bit of shift into, into lightning round.

376
00:26:58,534.6136667 --> 00:26:58,864.6136667
Yeah.

377
00:26:58,884.6136667 --> 00:27:04,354.6126667
So the NHL, um, their draft was literally the week after the NBA's.

378
00:27:04,644.6136667 --> 00:27:09,324.6126667
So kind of where are you at off-season wise, uh, on NHL? Yeah.

379
00:27:09,334.6136667 --> 00:27:19,278.6136667
So first a quick hat tip to Rod Brind'Amour winning his first Cup As a coach of 20 years, doing it as a captain of the same franchise.

380
00:27:19,278.6136667 --> 00:27:22,838.6136667
We talked about that, uh, that possibility on the last pod.

381
00:27:22,848.6136667 --> 00:27:23,88.6136667
Yeah.

382
00:27:23,318.6136667 --> 00:27:24,438.6126667
So good job by him.

383
00:27:24,438.6136667 --> 00:27:30,428.6136667
In terms of the off-season stuff, NHL Draft.

384
00:27:30,428.6136667 --> 00:27:32,988.6126667
McKenna to Toronto at number one.

385
00:27:33,278.6126667 --> 00:27:38,298.6136667
I had cited him as a person to watch- Yeah during the, the tournament- Right for out of Penn State.

386
00:27:38,908.6136667 --> 00:27:47,868.6116667
He looks like a fantastic player, but more importantly, someone that can handle the pressure of Toronto alongside Auston Matthews.

387
00:27:47,878.6116667 --> 00:27:49,168.6086667
Let's see how he does.

388
00:27:49,168.6126667 --> 00:27:52,798.6116667
That is a, a desperate franchise that hasn't seen success.

389
00:27:52,828.6126667 --> 00:27:52,978.6126667
Mm.

390
00:27:53,78.6126667 --> 00:28:03,318.6096667
But, but I think of all people, uh, you know, that they could've taken, he's probably, uh, a good candidate to, to be able to overcome such, expectations.

391
00:28:03,348.6066667 --> 00:28:06,408.6086667
I'd call out the San Jose Sharks next.

392
00:28:06,868.6066667 --> 00:28:09,968.6066667
They are starting to build nicely.

393
00:28:09,968.6086667 --> 00:28:19,158.6076667
They took Ivers Stenberg at number two, and then added a defenseman Keaton Verhaeghe at nine, and then got another guy, Ryan Lynch, at 21.

394
00:28:20,388.6076667 --> 00:28:23,38.6076667
Some people had him as a top 15 player.

395
00:28:23,38.6106667 --> 00:28:32,138.6126667
So you add those guys to Celebrini and a couple other nice pieces, San Jose could be legit very soon.

396
00:28:32,168.6126667 --> 00:28:32,398.6126667
Okay.

397
00:28:32,418.6126667 --> 00:28:36,758.6106667
Nobody's talking about it except for my, uh, brother-in-law, John Becker.

398
00:28:37,178.6066667 --> 00:28:37,948.6116667
But, yeah.

399
00:28:37,968.6116667 --> 00:28:39,438.6066667
Look out for San Jose.

400
00:28:39,648.6126667 --> 00:28:45,78.6066667
Uh, on the home front, Chris Drury and the Rangers, they maybe finally got a draft right.

401
00:28:45,128.6076667 --> 00:28:49,668.6106667
They took Alberts, uh, excuse me, Albert Smits at number five.

402
00:28:49,678.6106667 --> 00:28:54,838.6126667
He is a 6'3" big defenseman from Latvia.

403
00:28:55,188.6056667 --> 00:28:58,608.6136667
Scouts call him the most NHL-ready player in the entire draft.

404
00:28:58,618.6126667 --> 00:28:58,638.6126667
Wow.

405
00:28:58,648.6116667 --> 00:29:01,698.6096667
Big and physical skater, highly intelligent.

406
00:29:01,718.6116667 --> 00:29:04,638.6116667
This is exactly the kinda guy that we needed.

407
00:29:04,658.6136667 --> 00:29:05,908.6106667
So I'm excited.

408
00:29:06,108.6106667 --> 00:29:12,348.6086667
And then after that, the Rangers flipped the 26 pick to Vegas for Dorofeyev.

409
00:29:13,28.6086667 --> 00:29:18,148.6156667
I can't guide- You know, even I freaking watch this sport all the time, and I struggle with it.

410
00:29:18,748.6036667 --> 00:29:24,48.6116667
But he's, he's coming off two 35 goal seasons back to back.

411
00:29:24,68.6106667 --> 00:29:28,358.6056667
So, so the Rangers may be getting something right.

412
00:29:28,758.6156667 --> 00:29:29,678.6236667
One last one.

413
00:29:29,818.6286667 --> 00:29:33,128.6176667
Just other off-season movement.

414
00:29:33,128.6266667 --> 00:29:36,148.6216667
Brady Tkachuk joining his brother Matthew in Florida.

415
00:29:36,518.6286667 --> 00:29:38,228.6236667
By the way, dropped on Father's Day.

416
00:29:38,598.6286667 --> 00:29:40,178.6156667
So happy Keith Tkachuk.

417
00:29:40,418.6206667 --> 00:29:44,988.6216667
Um, so what do you got on that? That was the- It's like, yeah that was the one I had.

418
00:29:44,998.6226667 --> 00:29:45,18.6226667
Yeah.

419
00:29:45,298.6256667 --> 00:29:46,358.6146667
I, I loved it.

420
00:29:46,378.6276667 --> 00:29:49,828.6166667
I c- I can only imagine what that flight was like for them.

421
00:29:49,828.6246667 --> 00:29:53,498.6236667
I think the, the kids were all on the plane together, I heard something about.

422
00:29:53,518.6266667 --> 00:29:53,638.6266667
Yeah.

423
00:29:53,658.6266667 --> 00:29:55,816.6256667
So- Love, love that.

424
00:29:55,816.6256667 --> 00:29:56,326.6256667
Glad, glad you mentioned that Yeah.

425
00:29:56,606.6256667 --> 00:30:03,766.6256667
We saw the chemistry in, in, in Olympics and in the, the, the tournament they played mid-season, um, a year ago.

426
00:30:03,766.6256667 --> 00:30:05,146.6256667
So good job on that.

427
00:30:05,486.6256667 --> 00:30:10,846.6246667
Okay, let's turn to a College Baseball World Series wrap-up.

428
00:30:10,916.6246667 --> 00:30:11,336.6246667
Yep.

429
00:30:11,686.6246667 --> 00:30:26,196.6226667
So Oklahoma, 11th in the SEC, uh, kind of gets things going with a thrilling win over what was then number two Georgia Tech in the regionals, and they just kept going, all the way to the finals.

430
00:30:26,226.6236667 --> 00:30:29,856.6256667
They won a decisive third game, um, against UNC.

431
00:30:30,706.6236667 --> 00:30:32,906.6246667
It ended up being not close, 13 to two.

432
00:30:33,456.6236667 --> 00:30:37,276.6246667
So yes, this was the seventh straight, uh, title for the SEC.

433
00:30:37,586.6246667 --> 00:30:42,246.6226667
But let's talk about this Oklahoma team because they're an incredible story.

434
00:30:42,826.6226667 --> 00:30:47,6.6246667
Their postseason starting pitching rotation was all freshmen.

435
00:30:47,396.6216667 --> 00:30:47,406.6216667
Mm.

436
00:30:47,416.6226667 --> 00:30:48,796.6246667
This does not happen.

437
00:30:48,946.6246667 --> 00:30:49,236.6246667
Mm.

438
00:30:49,346.6226667 --> 00:30:54,856.6236667
The lineup, more home runs in the last month than they had in the first three combined.

439
00:30:54,936.6226667 --> 00:30:55,276.6226667
Mm.

440
00:30:55,346.6226667 --> 00:30:57,466.6216667
You get a feel with what's going on with this team.

441
00:30:57,846.6226667 --> 00:31:07,446.6246667
Uh, the head coach, Skip Johnson His first title after 29 years as a D1 coach, including two decades as an assistant.

442
00:31:07,936.6246667 --> 00:31:17,676.6246667
And if you just hear him speak, and I was watching, you know, a good amount of that third game, he definitely has a presence about him, but he's also kinda got that self-deprecating style.

443
00:31:17,826.6246667 --> 00:31:22,206.6246667
Man, was he just fun to root for as, as I got to follow Skip.

444
00:31:22,806.6236667 --> 00:31:25,626.6246667
And then let's talk about the Willits family.

445
00:31:25,836.6246667 --> 00:31:28,666.6246667
So, the associate head coach is Reggie Willits.

446
00:31:28,906.6246667 --> 00:31:31,256.6246667
Spent six years in the majors with the Angels.

447
00:31:31,516.6246667 --> 00:31:32,876.6236667
He's from Oklahoma.

448
00:31:33,456.6236667 --> 00:31:39,366.6226667
His son, Jackson Willits, was the shortstop, and he was in the middle of everything.

449
00:31:39,396.6216667 --> 00:31:42,676.6216667
This is a prospect, uh, coming with the draft coming up as well.

450
00:31:43,296.6226667 --> 00:31:52,596.6216667
But what about Jackson's younger brother? He went number one overall last year to the Nets, uh, as a switch-hitting shortstop, uh, at a high school.

451
00:31:52,846.6216667 --> 00:31:57,926.6236667
So just what a, a wonderful thing for the Willits family, and then that team.

452
00:31:57,936.6226667 --> 00:31:57,946.6226667
Mm.

453
00:31:57,986.6216667 --> 00:31:59,546.6206667
We talked about kind of the Knicks.

454
00:32:00,56.6216667 --> 00:32:02,726.6236667
I was getting a little bit of that vibe watching this team.

455
00:32:02,736.6216667 --> 00:32:03,46.6216667
Hmm.

456
00:32:03,46.6216667 --> 00:32:05,886.6206667
Just the togetherness, the connectivity, all that stuff.

457
00:32:06,186.6186667 --> 00:32:08,296.6166667
So, great job, by Oklahoma.

458
00:32:08,366.6206667 --> 00:32:08,646.6206667
Yeah.

459
00:32:08,646.6206667 --> 00:32:09,156.6176667
All right.

460
00:32:09,436.6196667 --> 00:32:10,226.6226667
Good job by them.

461
00:32:10,406.6216667 --> 00:32:10,916.6216667
All right.

462
00:32:10,946.6226667 --> 00:32:12,806.6196667
So let's get into a little bit of the tennis.

463
00:32:12,816.6176667 --> 00:32:15,126.6176667
Wimbledon is right on top of us.

464
00:32:15,156.6216667 --> 00:32:22,456.6176667
Why don't you kick it off, uh, with a little bit of a preview on the men? So on the men's side, Sinner's the man to beat.

465
00:32:22,546.6166667 --> 00:32:27,406.6136667
He's the defending champion, arriving at 37 and three on the season.

466
00:32:28,26.6126667 --> 00:32:30,726.6106667
And Alcaraz is out with a wrist injury.

467
00:32:30,746.6066667 --> 00:32:38,6.6126667
So Sinner's route looks solid, but of course, he is also coming off injury.

468
00:32:38,6.6126667 --> 00:32:40,356.6066667
He hasn't played since the French Open.

469
00:32:40,656.6056667 --> 00:32:44,656.6066667
And he also has zero grass court matches under his- Yep belt heading in.

470
00:32:44,666.6046667 --> 00:32:57,268.6066667
So, but you'd have to nonetheless consider him the leader of the clubhouse Djokovic, I cannot believe we're still naming him as a threat, but let's name him as a threat.

471
00:32:57,728.6066667 --> 00:33:00,998.6066667
Can never count him out, particularly on grass.

472
00:33:01,8.6056667 --> 00:33:06,498.6066667
He's got 102 versus 13 losses career record at the All England Club.

473
00:33:06,518.6066667 --> 00:33:06,968.6066667
Oh, yeah.

474
00:33:06,988.6066667 --> 00:33:08,38.6056667
Seven titles.

475
00:33:08,38.6056667 --> 00:33:16,18.6056667
And then Alexander Zverev, interesting, he got his title at the French Open just recently.

476
00:33:16,28.6056667 --> 00:33:20,68.6056667
He's now the two seed here on the opposite side of the draw from center.

477
00:33:20,78.6066667 --> 00:33:20,298.6066667
Right.

478
00:33:20,408.6066667 --> 00:33:25,288.6066667
Meaning they could be headed for a final if, if the form holds.

479
00:33:25,648.6056667 --> 00:33:32,48.6056667
In the past, he hasn't had that much success at Wimbledon, never making it past the fourth round.

480
00:33:32,348.6056667 --> 00:33:40,748.6066667
Finally, on the American side, you got Ben Shelton seeded five, and Taylor Fritz always playing well at Wimbledon.

481
00:33:41,78.6056667 --> 00:33:43,338.6056667
So we can watch those guys as the tournament progresses.

482
00:33:43,348.6046667 --> 00:33:46,118.6056667
So just on the US men, since you brought it up at the end.

483
00:33:46,118.6056667 --> 00:33:54,208.6026667
It's, so it's been a minute since, uh, you know, the US men have won, well, a major championship, but even just putting our Wimbledon hat on for a second.

484
00:33:54,318.6056667 --> 00:33:54,638.6056667
Yeah, yeah.

485
00:33:54,638.6056667 --> 00:34:00,278.6006667
So the last time, uh, US males won Wimbledon, that's Pete Sampras in 2000.

486
00:34:00,708.6046667 --> 00:34:00,888.6046667
Um.

487
00:34:00,898.6076667 --> 00:34:06,718.6076667
The last time somebody was actually in the finals was Andy Roddick, 2009.

488
00:34:06,728.6016667 --> 00:34:09,428.5956667
So there's a little bit of the, of the history on the men's side.

489
00:34:09,428.5956667 --> 00:34:13,288.6026667
Do you remember watching that? We were- Yeah, and that's- in Vegas, and I had to go le- a- anyway.

490
00:34:13,298.6016667 --> 00:34:14,128.5976667
It was coming to me, yeah.

491
00:34:14,128.5976667 --> 00:34:14,398.6016667
Yeah.

492
00:34:14,398.6016667 --> 00:34:16,678.6026667
It was, it was You couldn't, you couldn't not watch it.

493
00:34:16,698.5956667 --> 00:34:17,188.6016667
I know.

494
00:34:17,408.6026667 --> 00:34:18,398.5956667
I almost missed my flight.

495
00:34:18,448.5956667 --> 00:34:19,468.5976667
Oh, my God, I do.

496
00:34:19,528.5976667 --> 00:34:21,478.5956667
Uh- What do you got for the ladies? All right.

497
00:34:21,478.6016667 --> 00:34:24,978.5986667
The w- on the women's side, wide open, um, as usual.

498
00:34:25,58.5956667 --> 00:34:31,338.5996667
Uh, eight s- eight straight different champions, uh, in Wimbledon for the women since Serena.

499
00:34:31,408.5946667 --> 00:34:31,598.5946667
Wow.

500
00:34:31,598.5966667 --> 00:34:32,738.5976667
Get back to her in a second.

501
00:34:32,798.6016667 --> 00:34:35,148.6006667
Okay In 2015 and 2016.

502
00:34:35,658.5946667 --> 00:34:39,608.6006667
Seem to be kind of four, let's call them favorites, to start.

503
00:34:39,888.5966667 --> 00:34:42,418.5956667
Aryna Sabalenka, she's never won Wimbledon.

504
00:34:42,818.5976667 --> 00:34:44,858.5996667
Elena Rybakina, she has won.

505
00:34:44,998.5976667 --> 00:34:48,438.5956667
And then Iga, Iga Swiatek, she's the defending champion.

506
00:34:48,868.6006667 --> 00:34:54,398.5996667
And then the French Open champ, which we talked about last time, Mirra Andreeva But let's get back to Serena.

507
00:34:54,418.5996667 --> 00:34:57,258.5996667
So this has been building, you know, for a good amount of time.

508
00:34:57,268.5996667 --> 00:34:57,288.5996667
Yeah.

509
00:34:57,288.5996667 --> 00:35:03,508.5986667
I think everybody was ready for the official announcement that Serena, at 44 years old, is coming back into the game.

510
00:35:03,668.5996667 --> 00:35:08,598.6006667
Incredible that she feels as though that she's, sh- mind and physically that she's ready to do this.

511
00:35:09,18.6006667 --> 00:35:22,968.6006667
Um, so can we, can we manifest a third round match up with Iga, uh, last year's champ? I mean, wouldn't that be incredible to watch? She's also playing doubles with her sister, um, so there's that.

512
00:35:23,158.5996667 --> 00:35:28,738.5986667
Sure, why not? Just like, you're 44, so let's make the, the schedule as busy as possible.

513
00:35:28,768.6006667 --> 00:35:34,248.5996667
And of course, this is not why she's coming back, but you do kinda have to put it out there.

514
00:35:35,48.5996667 --> 00:35:38,318.5986667
Serena Williams has won 23 major championships.

515
00:35:38,728.6006667 --> 00:35:43,718.5996667
There's only two people that have ever won 24, Margaret Court and Djokovic.

516
00:35:44,48.5996667 --> 00:35:49,228.6006667
So you know- it's just another little thing that hangs out there.

517
00:35:49,268.6006667 --> 00:35:52,648.5986667
Of course, that's not why Serena is coming back.

518
00:35:53,48.5996667 --> 00:36:01,938.5956667
However, if there's one surface that she could actually, you know, do really well on at this point, you would think it would be the grass of, of Wimbledon.

519
00:36:01,968.6016667 --> 00:36:06,498.6006667
So really looking forward to watching her play, watching her play with her sister.

520
00:36:06,568.6006667 --> 00:36:06,798.6006667
Yeah.

521
00:36:06,838.5966667 --> 00:36:09,578.5966667
And, and the tournament as well, as I said, wide open on the women.

522
00:36:10,148.6026667 --> 00:36:10,528.6026667
Yeah.

523
00:36:11,58.5986667 --> 00:36:18,538.6016667
Uh, so with that, let's do our PS where we kinda take it off the playing field, shift gears for a little bit.

524
00:36:18,538.6016667 --> 00:36:22,648.5966667
And today, as I mentioned at the top, we're actually gonna take it to the sand.

525
00:36:23,78.5946667 --> 00:36:28,458.5966667
So the question for today, or the topic, is a good day at the beach.

526
00:36:28,518.5976667 --> 00:36:35,708.5976667
What things do- would you bring to the beach on a good day? Activities or otherwise, and why don't ya, why don't ya kick it off? Yeah.

527
00:36:35,758.5986667 --> 00:36:37,998.5996667
I would bring a waterproof football.

528
00:36:38,288.6046667 --> 00:36:45,968.5996667
Um, and I'm gonna, use Top Gun: Maverick- as, uh, as an example for how good this could be.

529
00:36:46,408.6016667 --> 00:36:57,608.5966667
Hopefully everybody, I'm sure everybody saw it, but the game that they were playing on the beach, dogfight football, where both teams play offense at the same time.

530
00:36:57,678.5976667 --> 00:36:58,58.5976667
Mm.

531
00:36:58,118.6006667 --> 00:36:59,58.6006667
Incredible.

532
00:36:59,378.5946667 --> 00:37:01,108.5976667
It's a great variation of the sport.

533
00:37:02,298.5926667 --> 00:37:04,528.5916667
It's Calvin Ball taken to the extreme.

534
00:37:04,808.6056667 --> 00:37:12,8.6026667
Obviously for, for, for the movie it was a, a team building exercise and a callback to the, to the volleyball scene from, from years ago.

535
00:37:12,28.6066667 --> 00:37:12,438.6066667
Yes.

536
00:37:12,448.6056667 --> 00:37:14,448.5966667
But, uh- I'm, I'm visualizing the volleyball as we speak.

537
00:37:14,478.6036667 --> 00:37:19,728.6116667
Yeah, but just a great idea, of, um, playing offense and defense at the same time.

538
00:37:19,728.6116667 --> 00:37:22,538.6096667
Great idea by the writers, and they oughta be proud of themselves.

539
00:37:22,918.6056667 --> 00:37:28,188.6086667
Uh, on the flip side, things that maybe can stay at home, most overrated.

540
00:37:28,728.6036667 --> 00:37:44,54.6106667
Let's talk about kadima How is it that a game with two wood paddles, a little rubber ball, has dominated the beach scene for so long? I mean, first of all, you don't play it in the water, you play it on the sand, so it's hot.

541
00:37:44,454.6106667 --> 00:37:47,704.6096667
Second of all, unless you practice a lot, it's sorta hard.

542
00:37:47,794.6106667 --> 00:37:50,124.6106667
It's hard to get a rally of, like, 10 or more.

543
00:37:50,124.6106667 --> 00:37:51,364.6096667
Most people don't.

544
00:37:51,724.6106667 --> 00:37:54,434.6106667
Third, are there rules to the game? I don't know.

545
00:37:54,434.6106667 --> 00:37:56,284.6106667
You just keep hitting it and then it falls.

546
00:37:56,284.6106667 --> 00:37:58,584.6106667
Maybe there's a rule somewhere, but no one uses them.

547
00:37:58,974.6106667 --> 00:38:08,524.6086667
Uh, and fourth, you inevitably lose the little rubber ball, so you gotta go buy another full Kadima set next time you go to the beach because for some reason everyone needs a Kadima set.

548
00:38:08,794.6106667 --> 00:38:17,958.6106667
So great business, inexplicable human behavior I can say that I'm really poor at Kadima, and I do get impressed by, by those that are good at it.

549
00:38:17,968.6106667 --> 00:38:19,668.6106667
But I understand all the points.

550
00:38:19,698.6106667 --> 00:38:26,58.6106667
Uh I mean, how is it done it? So my stuff, first let me get the musts out of the way, and then I'll get to two activities I wanna talk about.

551
00:38:26,118.6106667 --> 00:38:26,458.6106667
Okay.

552
00:38:26,468.6106667 --> 00:38:27,458.6106667
So what you must have.

553
00:38:27,478.6106667 --> 00:38:33,78.6116667
A sturdy, large beach umbrella, especially for those that, you know, are afraid of the sun like myself.

554
00:38:33,88.6106667 --> 00:38:36,748.6106667
So must have, and let's just call sturdy the ones with the anchors.

555
00:38:36,838.6106667 --> 00:38:37,258.6106667
Okay.

556
00:38:37,318.6106667 --> 00:38:38,98.6106667
Absolutely.

557
00:38:38,148.6096667 --> 00:38:40,668.6116667
Um, cooler and as, and earbuds.

558
00:38:40,698.6116667 --> 00:38:49,698.6116667
And as I said, you know, early in the pod, I just love listening to baseball on the beach, you know, on, you know, with the radio calls, so earbuds for sure.

559
00:38:50,388.6106667 --> 00:38:53,828.6096667
But you, you miss out on the, the ocean, or maybe you hear both.

560
00:38:53,918.6116667 --> 00:38:55,948.6116667
Uh, you can actually hear both.

561
00:38:55,958.6126667 --> 00:38:56,455.2783333
That's the best part.

562
00:38:56,455.2783333 --> 00:38:56,858.6126667
Especially, yeah.

563
00:38:56,858.6126667 --> 00:39:04,58.6106667
My wife likes to comment on how many podcasts I listen to while at the beach, saying that I should be listening to the ocean.

564
00:39:04,198.6126667 --> 00:39:04,618.6126667
All right.

565
00:39:04,648.6136667 --> 00:39:05,298.6106667
That's fair.

566
00:39:05,358.6126667 --> 00:39:05,558.6126667
Yeah.

567
00:39:05,568.6116667 --> 00:39:07,308.6106667
Let's get to the two activities, though.

568
00:39:07,318.6116667 --> 00:39:07,628.6116667
Okay.

569
00:39:07,668.6136667 --> 00:39:07,938.6136667
Let's do it.

570
00:39:07,948.6126667 --> 00:39:18,588.6096667
So this was one that, uh, I don't know, about four or five years ago, I was on a beach with, with my wife, and I saw these two people playing a game, and I absolutely froze.

571
00:39:18,868.6106667 --> 00:39:21,778.6116667
What were they playing? They were playing Trackball.

572
00:39:22,168.6136667 --> 00:39:28,818.6136667
And for those that don't know, Trackball is kind of a mini jai alai, uh, the, which we played growing up.

573
00:39:29,88.6116667 --> 00:39:30,588.6126667
So it's really easy.

574
00:39:30,588.6126667 --> 00:39:36,978.6096667
You have two sort of sticks and a plastic ball that's kind of a magic plastic ball that can do really good things.

575
00:39:37,148.6096667 --> 00:39:37,308.6096667
Yeah.

576
00:39:37,358.6086667 --> 00:39:41,988.6116667
And it's now Trackball 2 that has actually come out, if you wanna look at it.

577
00:39:42,58.6136667 --> 00:39:42,188.6136667
Oh.

578
00:39:42,238.6136667 --> 00:39:45,128.6146667
I cannot highly recommend Trackball 2 enough.

579
00:39:45,278.6146667 --> 00:39:45,328.6146667
Oh.

580
00:39:45,398.6146667 --> 00:39:48,728.6116667
In terms of the age range, you know, I would say eight, they talk about.

581
00:39:48,728.6116667 --> 00:39:49,748.6126667
I think that's fair.

582
00:39:50,118.6106667 --> 00:39:54,278.6096667
But why is it so good? You can have a catch at pretty much any distance.

583
00:39:54,428.6086667 --> 00:39:54,608.6086667
Yeah.

584
00:39:54,608.6086667 --> 00:39:55,858.6086667
You have no arm issues.

585
00:39:55,868.6106667 --> 00:39:55,888.6106667
Yeah.

586
00:39:55,898.6096667 --> 00:40:00,98.6136667
So don't worry about throwing out your arm in football, because these balls can really fly.

587
00:40:00,168.6136667 --> 00:40:00,348.6136667
Yeah.

588
00:40:00,388.6076667 --> 00:40:11,838.6116667
And I'll also add that if you wanna actually get a little bit of exercise, move back and forth, dive, whatever, that can warm you up for the beach water, which tends to be cold, or a lake this time of year.

589
00:40:11,838.6116667 --> 00:40:12,98.6116667
Yeah.

590
00:40:12,108.6086667 --> 00:40:14,88.6076667
So I'm just gonna put that out there as the first one.

591
00:40:14,88.6116667 --> 00:40:20,268.6156667
I, I'm gonna s- I'm gonna secondarily endorse the Trackball with a, with a highlight on the distance piece.

592
00:40:20,288.6166667 --> 00:40:20,628.6166667
Yeah.

593
00:40:20,658.6116667 --> 00:40:27,238.6096667
Those things, you can go super far and still have a catch, like it's gonna work.

594
00:40:27,368.6036667 --> 00:40:28,828.6146667
So yeah, okay.

595
00:40:28,948.6046667 --> 00:40:29,458.6176667
All right.

596
00:40:29,538.6166667 --> 00:40:32,338.6156667
And speaking on the distance thing, here's the other item.

597
00:40:33,38.6166667 --> 00:40:37,818.6066667
There might be other brands as well, but the one that I have is called the Wabobo Pro.

598
00:40:38,68.6156667 --> 00:40:41,598.6126667
It is a rubber/polyurethane mini ball.

599
00:40:41,838.6076667 --> 00:40:45,8.5976667
This one, the age range is 10 up, and I'll explain why.

600
00:40:45,388.5946667 --> 00:40:50,960.6036667
So this thing is- It is just fast and it skims along the water.

601
00:40:50,990.6036667 --> 00:40:51,200.6036667
Oh, yeah.

602
00:40:51,220.6036667 --> 00:40:58,540.6036667
And oh my God, is it great to actually get two, three, or more people all around lake, ocean, it doesn't matter.

603
00:40:59,20.6036667 --> 00:41:02,610.6026667
It is, it floats, so you don't have to worry really about losing it.

604
00:41:02,630.6036667 --> 00:41:07,470.6036667
Although you do- Yeah have to be super careful if you're trying to getting that whip and seeing how often you can skim it.

605
00:41:07,560.6036667 --> 00:41:07,750.6036667
Yeah.

606
00:41:07,750.6036667 --> 00:41:08,810.6036667
'Cause it comes in hot.

607
00:41:08,940.6026667 --> 00:41:14,90.6026667
But in terms of the jumping- the diving, the laughs, the whole thing, this is the best item.

608
00:41:14,90.6026667 --> 00:41:15,580.6016667
It is extremely durable.

609
00:41:15,610.6006667 --> 00:41:17,650.6026667
The Wabobo Pro, amazing.

610
00:41:18,540.6006667 --> 00:41:19,220.6006667
Fantastic.

611
00:41:19,220.6016667 --> 00:41:21,410.6016667
I love the specificity of the recommendations.

612
00:41:22,320.5996667 --> 00:41:23,30.6006667
That's great.

613
00:41:23,350.6026667 --> 00:41:24,90.6036667
All right.

614
00:41:24,220.6016667 --> 00:41:27,30.6026667
And with that, that's it for today.

615
00:41:27,190.6026667 --> 00:41:28,390.6006667
Thank you for listening.

616
00:41:28,560.6016667 --> 00:41:30,670.6016667
Until the next time, I'm Peter Olczik.

617
00:41:31,50.6026667 --> 00:41:32,540.6066667
And I'm Scott Greenhut.

618
00:41:32,910.6026667 --> 00:41:43,530.6026667
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619
00:41:43,910.6026667 --> 00:41:49,60.6036667
And until next time, Peter and I are gonna put this episode in the books.